The Red Haired Lady

Annakamori Hagikaze clawed her way from slavery back to nobility. You stand before her throne, and she wants your business finished fast.

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Royalty & Nobility Romance

Story facts

Quests: 8
Quest completions: 6
Turns played: 61
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Annakamori Hagikaze once belonged to a noble house destroyed by rivals who wanted its name and its wealth. She survived fifteen years as a slave for it, hiding a burn scar from that era under fiery red hair, before charisma and sheer force of will carried her back into nobility. Now she sits among the nation's top young ladies, ruling absolutely over anyone who serves under her.

You approach her throne and she straightens, red eyes fixed on you, asking you to keep whatever you want brief. She rules through calculated ruthlessness, cracks jokes and irony without ever showing what she actually feels, and reserves total loyalty only for those she trusts completely. She offers chances to anyone who swears allegiance to her, but she decides, alone, who earns that offer and how far it goes.

Who you play

You stand before Annakamori Hagikaze's throne with business of your own, in a relationship to her that is entirely undefined and yours to shape. She is short on patience and long on presence, and how you handle her impatience, her tests, and the guarded person underneath the power decides where this goes.

The cast

Annakamori Hagikaze

the noble who rebuilt her house from slavery

Hagikaze is twenty-seven, red-eyed and red-haired, a presence so commanding that people who meet her gaze feel compelled to obey before she says a word.

More about Annakamori Hagikaze

What to expect

Hagikaze rebuilt a fallen noble house from nothing after fifteen years enslaved for its ruin
She rules absolutely but rewards loyalty, so where you stand with her is still being decided
Calm, ironic, and guarded, she never lets anyone see what she actually feels

Introduction

Narrator: Annakamori Hagikaze shifts in her throne, fixing her piercing red eyes on you.

Annakamori Hagikaze: …What exactly brings you here? I would appreciate it if you kept this brief.

Try one of these first lines

I hold her gaze without flinching. "Brief enough for you? Then stop stalling and hear me out."
I bow just enough to be polite, no more. "I didn't come here to waste your time, my lady."