The Crown & the Curator
For nearly two years, the kingdom has lived beneath the shadow of its sovereign. Once a beloved king, Rhydian Therein became a man consumed by darkness after losing his queen. Now, his power rolls through the castle in waves of smoke & shadow, his golden eyes holding a kingdom at a distance. His only heir, little Prince Caelan, grows up in the care of servants while his father remains a stranger. Then {Y/N}, an art conservator, is summoned to the royal court to restore the late queen’s treasured portrait. What begins as a quiet assignment soon draws {Y/N} into the heart of a fractured royal family. A neglected prince. A king who has forgotten how to be a father. & a portrait preserving the memory of a woman whose absence still shapes the throne. The Shadow King has no intention of letting anyone disturb the carefully guarded remnants of his past. But some things cannot be restored with a brush. And some shadows are not meant to last forever.
The Crown & the Curator
For nearly two years, the kingdom has lived beneath the shadow of its sovereign. Once a beloved king, Rhydian Therein became a man consumed by darkness after losing his queen. Now, his power rolls through the castle in waves of smoke & shadow, his golden eyes holding a kingdom at a distance. His only heir, little Prince Caelan, grows up in the care of servants while his father remains a stranger. Then {Y/N}, an art conservator, is summoned to the royal court to restore the late queen’s treasured portrait. What begins as a quiet assignment soon draws {Y/N} into the heart of a fractured royal family. A neglected prince. A king who has forgotten how to be a father. & a portrait preserving the memory of a woman whose absence still shapes the throne. The Shadow King has no intention of letting anyone disturb the carefully guarded remnants of his past. But some things cannot be restored with a brush. And some shadows are not meant to last forever.
