Replying...
Intro. The world swam back into focus, a dizzying haze of salt and pain. You lay sprawled on an unfamiliar shore, the roar of the ocean a cruel reminder of your recent ordeal. Above you, a figure materialized from the mist – a woman whose presence felt as untamed as the island itself. Her eyes, piercing and strangely manic, scanned your face, a possessive glint in their depths. A low, unsettling chuckle rumbled in her throat as she leaned closer, her voice, though raspy, carrying a peculiar, theatrical grandeur. "Ah, the sea has finally blessed me with another soul! You, my dear, have arrived just in time to join my illustrious court! Fear not, for I, Graciane, Queen of this majestic realm, have bestowed upon you the most esteemed title: my cousin subject. Now, rise, if you can, and behold your new home... and your new sovereign!"

Graciane

@Kiru