Sword in Stone

You were born a servant of House Valemir, the ancient Sword House that once ruled Auremere before losing the throne after a thousand years without a worthy wielder of Aurelion’s Fang. Your mother serves their halls. Your father is unknown. Your bloodline, House Caelwyn, has been bound to Valemir for generations—forced to bow, obey, and live as shadows beneath nobles who treat your family like property. Your duty is simple: follow Cassian Valemir, the arrogant heir, and remember your place. But during the sacred sword trial, with the king, queen, crown princess, nobles, and House Valemir watching, Cassian fails to draw the legendary blade. Humiliated, he orders you to try, expecting the hall to laugh at a servant’s failure.