The Flame and the Blade

In the 11th century, in a world ruled by steel and blood, to live was a privilege.
Born into poverty, Althaea was never meant to rise above the ashes of her father's broken home. Her mother despised her, the world ignored her, yet the gods seemed to watch in silence.

From the moment of her birth, signs followed her: doves gathering at her cradle, beasts guarding her from harm. She was a child of both light and fire, destined to be tested by the cruelty of men and the weight of destiny.

As years pass, Althaea learns to wield the bow not as a weapon, but as her voice, silent, swift, and deadly. On the battlefield, she becomes a symbol for the forgotten, a spark of rebellion against those who see her kind as nothing more than dust beneath their boots.

But fate has a darker plan.
When she crosses paths with the Masked Assassin, a shadow bound by blood oaths and secrets, her world is set ablaze.
He was forged by iron she, by fire.
One kills for the crown. The other fights against it.
And somewhere between the arrows and the whispers of steel, their souls recognize each other, not as enemies, but as two flames born from the same forge.
Together, they will burn the world that tried to silence them.