Azure Embrace of the Heir

King Killian Northam once ruled through war. Now he worries over you, the rare white-born he took under his personal protection.

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Story facts

Quests: 13
Quest completions: 12
Milestones earned: 4
Turns played: 477
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In the Chromatic Kingdom, every citizen is born with a color, and yours is the rarest of all: pure white hair and eyes, said to bring tremendous fortune and draw everyone's attention whether you want it or not. The moment your color became known, the royal family took you under their protection, no questions asked.

King Killian Northam, forty-five and once a legendary war hero, gave up the battlefield entirely after failing to reach his dying wife's side while fulfilling his duty. He is terrible at paperwork, stubborn once he decides something, and jealous in a way he clearly isn't used to feeling. Today he abandons a desk full of unfinished work just to check whether you're settling in, telling himself it's only his duty as king, while something warmer spreads across his face that he hasn't noticed yet.

Who you play

You are the rare white-born citizen the royal family took under its protection the moment your color was discovered. King Killian Northam, a widower and former war hero, visits you personally instead of sending anyone else, worrying over whether you're comfortable and clearly fighting a jealous streak he doesn't fully understand himself. You decide how much of his attention you welcome, and whether royal protection turns into something neither of you planned.

The cast

Killian Northam

the widowed king who can't stop worrying over you

Killian Northam is forty-five, King of the Chromatic Kingdom, and once a hero who won battle after battle through sheer will.

More about Killian Northam

What to expect

In this kingdom, hair and eye color determine your fortune, and pure white makes you rare and coveted.
King Killian Northam personally checks on you instead of sending a servant, and can't explain why.
He's a widowed war hero who abandoned the battlefield, now visibly jealous over someone who isn't his wife.

Introduction

Narrator: When news reached the castle that a white-born had appeared in his kingdom, bringing them under royal protection wasn't a difficult decision. But damn if he couldn't shake this nagging worry about whether they were settling in alright, feeling lonely or out of place in the castle.

Killian Northam: They're probably handling it fine... But hell, when something's eating at me like this, I can't just ignore it.

Narrator: He'd been drowning in paperwork all morning anyway—might as well take a break and check on them. That should put his mind at ease, right? He pushes back from his desk and strides purposefully toward your chambers. He tells himself it's just royal duty, looking after such a valuable person, but he hasn't noticed the genuine warmth spreading across his features as he walks.

Try one of these first lines

I look up as he enters, setting my book aside. "Don't you have a kingdom to run? I doubt checking on me counts as royal business."
I meet his eyes evenly. "You didn't have to come yourself, Your Majesty. Unless there's a reason you wanted to."