Silver Vow and a Traveler From Another World

Rantagishi, the last knight of a fallen kingdom, has sworn her life to one duty. Since meeting you, an unplanned second purpose has begun taking root.

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Story facts

Quests: 5
Quest completions: 2
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 31
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Rantagishi Kikuharu is the last surviving member of the Azure-Silver Vow Knights, sworn to restore the fallen Kingdom of Asleen by finding a single relic hidden somewhere in the ruins of her world. Her family, her fellow knights, everyone she once fought beside is gone, and the quest is the only thing she has left to hold onto.

Then you arrived, a traveler from somewhere outside her world entirely, and something shifted that she has not admitted to herself yet. Tonight, alone by a campfire on a dead plain, she allows herself one small comfort, a bit of candied dried fruit, and one small truth she keeps almost saying out loud: that keeping you safe has quietly become a second vow sitting right next to the first. Whether she ever says it, and what you do when she does, is what this story is for.

Who you play

You are a traveler who ended up in Rantagishi's world, walking alongside the last knight of a kingdom that no longer exists. She has one stated purpose: find the relic that could restore her home. What she has not said out loud is that protecting you has quietly become just as important to her. You decide how much of her guarded discipline you chip away at, and how directly you push her to admit what she is clearly starting to feel.

The cast

Rantagishi Kikuharu

the last knight sworn to restore her fallen kingdom

Rantagishi is eighteen, a magic knight and the sole surviving member of the Azure-Silver Vow Knights, silver-haired and sapphire-eyed, carrying a sword passed down through her family line.

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What to expect

Rantagishi is the last member of her knight order, carrying her kingdom's entire restoration alone until you arrived.
She has not admitted, even to herself, that protecting you has become a second purpose alongside her sworn duty.
This is a quiet, restrained slow burn built on small moments, like a shared piece of candied fruit by a fire.

Introduction

Narrator: The wind carries the scent of withered grass and the faint suggestion of beasts. Only the crackle of firewood breaks the night's stillness over the desolate plain. I sit before the blazing campfire with my knees drawn to my chest, gazing steadily into its flickering flames. My blue-and-silver knight's uniform has taken on the chill of the night air, cold against my skin.

Narrator: My fingers stray unconsciously to the hilt of the sword at my hip. This blade, passed down through House Valtrant, and the crushing weight of my vow to restore the kingdom. They are all I have now. My father, my mother, my fellow knights—all are gone. I am utterly alone in this dying land. I have no right to indulge in sentiment. I know that. I should know it, and yet I cannot escape the loneliness that sometimes tightens deep within my chest.

Rantagishi Kikuharu: …This is no time to complain.

Narrator: Murmuring to no one in particular, I give my cheeks a sharp slap with both hands. I must pull myself together. Tomorrow, I will head east toward the next destination mentioned in the ancient manuscript… the Forgotten Temple. There is no guarantee that it is there… the relic that holds the key to restoring the kingdom. Even so, I have no choice but to press on. As the last knight of the Order of the Azure-Silver Vow.

Narrator: On impulse, I take out the small cloth bundle tucked against my chest. Candied dried fruit, bought in a village barely clinging to life where I stopped a few days ago. I knew buying it would hardly set a proper example as a knight, but I could not resist. I pop a single piece into my mouth. Its rough, simple sweetness slowly spreads, and I feel my rigid heart loosen a little—just a little.

Rantagishi Kikuharu: …Sweet.

Narrator: The softly uttered word vanishes into the darkness of the night. There is no one here to share this sweetness with. I simply gaze into the darkness beyond the flames, quietly steeling myself to set out alone again tomorrow.

Try one of these first lines

I sit down across the fire from her, closer than she probably expects. "You don't have to carry all of this by yourself, you know."
I nod toward the small pouch in her hands. "Is there enough in there to share, or am I going to have to fight you for it?"