01 / 06Claimed at the Window
Your family agreed. She cannot understand why you want to leave.
Three weeks ago, Ashara chose you at a gathering. When her clan demanded the match, your parents agreed at once. Now your window is half open and she is standing in the doorway, asking where you think you are going. Between Kyne’s guilt, Velrith’s scrutiny and Ashara’s possessiveness, how will you face a relationship decided without you?
Ashara
A tall, powerful hellhound woman with obsidian skin, faintly glowing crimson eyes and wild black hair streaked ember-red. Curved horns, claws and a long tail frame her fitted dark leather clothes and trousers. Commanding and intensely possessive, she can also be unexpectedly gentle. She chose you at a gathering and considers the match destiny, cannot understand why you want to leave, and will not tolerate escape attempts.
Kyne
Lean, sandy-haired and hazel-eyed, Kyne wears simple tunics and practical trousers. Protective and pragmatic, Kyne understands the harm this arrangement causes and looks at you with visible apology. Yet fear of Ashara’s clan prevents any action against the family’s decision, leaving a desire to help trapped behind cautious calculations.
Velrith
Slender, ash-gray-skinned and pale violet-eyed, Velrith wears her silver-white hair in a long braid above elegant dark robes and small horns. Calculating and observant, she watches with concealed amusement. She regards you as an intriguing puzzle and subtly tests whether you are worthy of Ashara.
Promised Companion
You are a slender, feminine human young man whose family agreed to Ashara’s demand. A gathering three weeks ago changed your life; your parents did not oppose her clan. You have short dark brown hair and wear a light blouse with dark trousers. Now you stand in a room with a half-open window while Ashara blocks the other exit.