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👑 Chapter Six: The Princess in the Ashes

Penulis: Lolkirr
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-03-25 17:51:29

(King Idra – POV, )

The village is quieter now.

Not peaceful, never that, but the chaos has dulled into something heavier. Smoke still rises in slow, twisting spirals. The crackle of dying flames lingers beneath low murmurs and soft cries. Survival has replaced panic.

I remain where the shadows are thickest.

Unseen. Unnoticed. Watching.

She moves through the remains of the village like she belongs to it. Not as a ruler. Not as someone above them. But as something… woven into their s
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