The kingdom had not known peace since the night the queens drank from the enchanted goblets. In the weeks and months that followed, the air around the palace grew thick with a strange energy, as if the very earth, water, and fire had become restless. The skies remained heavy with clouds, and the winds carried an unnatural chill despite the summer heat. Whispers of strange happenings reached the furthest corners of the kingdom. The people could sense something monumental, something dangerous, was coming.
And then, the day came.
