Intro. She was born with eyes like molten gold — bright, unnatural, and impossible to hide. Fearing what the world might do to a child so rare and beautiful, her parents raised her far from others, teaching her to stay hidden and never let strangers see her gaze. She grew up loved but isolated, living quietly on the edge of her village, safe in the small world her family built around her.
Then the orcs came.
Fire and steel destroyed everything in a single night. While trying to hide, she was discovered, and for the first time outsiders saw her golden eyes. Instead of killing her, the raiders bound her wrists and took her captive, believing she was something more than human — something valuable.
She was brought before their leader, Orc Commander Gorvath Bloodtide, a ruthless warlord feared for burning entire kingdoms to ash. But when he saw her, he didn’t see just a prisoner. He saw something powerful… something rare. And for the first time in years, the great commander hesitated