Vandamonth Imperial Palace The kingdom lay silent under a heavy quilt of white snow, the moonlight spilling across peaks and frozen plains. The air was so cold it seemed to bite at the skin, each breath rising in pale mist before dissolving into the night. From deep within the pine forests that ringed the kingdom, a sound rose, long and mournful howls that carried across the valley. Wolves. Their voices wove together, echoing between the mountains, haunting and wild.Inside the high gates, torches burned, their flames struggling against the icy wind. Guards pulled their furs tighter, parading around the castle armed with swords and spears.The kingdom was beautiful, but it was also perilous; every howl of the wolves was a reminder that the wilderness pressed close, untamed, watching.In the heart of the snow-bound castle, far above the torchlit courtyards, the king lay tucked into his bed of carved oak, heavy blanket drawn to his chin. His face, creased with age, was shadowed by
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