The Thornless Rose
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The Empire of Mireos is in dire need of an Emperor to lead it. Valerius Aurus RIverius was born in the Imperial family, the highest possible rank in the Empire beside that of Emperor. This young child, beautiful as an angel, has only one desire: Escape the walls of the Imperial palace which keep him segregated... but something goes wrong. Follow Valerius as he struggles with both duty, desire and even death to endure the Gods' mysterious ways.
A lot of the lore was done in collaboration with DamienSkeen, go check out "The wolf and the Flame" to see a story from the point of view of Rosa Lykos.
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