[COMPLETED] After the fall of Hogwarts, Ranrok's victory reshaped the world. Wizards and witches were branded like cattle, their magic bound to servitude and turned into "wells" - living vessels, drained and used by their human captors. Sebastian Sallow has known nothing but chains and ownership since the war's end. Bought. Broken. Discarded. Until the day a woman with storm-gray eyes claims him and everything begins to change. As secrets unravel and sparks ignite, survival becomes something far more dangerous. Because the woman who holds his leash may also hold the key to everything they've both lost. ༓☾༓༒༓☽༓ Instituted by the goblin-human coalition as a means of maintaining post-war order, the Branding Procedure replaced personal autonomy with structured containment. Wells - formerly wizards and witches - were marked with arcane sigils that both sealed their magic and allowed for controlled access by authorized humans. "A well that survives is more useful than one that breaks. Control does not require brutality. It requires comprehension." - General Aryndell