The Girl behind Veil

In a quiet village nestled between forests and mist, lives a girl named Iris-pale-skinned, sharp-eyed, and cloaked in charcoal and mystery. Found as an infant and raised by a humble woodcutter and his wife, she has always been different. Too quiet. Too watchful. The kind of girl people whisper about, but never approach.

She finds peace not among people, but in the stillness of the woods, where wildflowers bloom without reason, and shadows are softer than stares. Her only companion is a small squirrel she once tamed-more loyal than any human could be, and far more knowing.

What no one knows is that Iris carries a secret. One that begins to stir the moment she steps into the capital city...
And with each passing day, something ancient within her begins to remember.

"For even the quietest flame, when buried long enough, will burn through stone to reach the stars."

She hid her light in shadows.
Until the world demanded it rise......