{WIP - Posting chapters once a week} Willing to do V4V and F4F This story is intended for mature audiences (18+). It contains: - strong language - graphic violence - alcohol use - sexual content and suggestive themes - death and loss - betrayal and emotional manipulation - trauma and references to difficult family history Reader discretion is advised. All photos used I got from Pinterest! I own none of them but they are all wonderful:) Blurb: Rhinera is a disciplined air‑magic wielder finally given the chance to prove herself when she joins the Royal Guard on her twenty‑first birthday. Chosen by the Duchess of Air, she is sent to the Peace Court, an elite training program meant to shape warriors capable of maintaining order across the continent, where she is surrounded by powerful recruits. Rhin pushes herself harder than ever, determined to strengthen both her magic and combat skills. But the control she relies on begins to slip as distractions creep in, and the lines between rivalry, tension, and something more begin to blur. What starts as a challenge slowly turns into something harder to ignore, pulling her focus away from the discipline she has always depended on. As the pressure to succeed becomes heavier, Rhin is forced to face what she really wants, and decide whether proving herself is worth losing everything else.