Iris Star had always been peculiar.
And she wore that identity like a badge of honor.
Her fascination with butterflies began at a tender age.
But it wasn't with the delicate, commonplace ones that children often chased in meadows.
No, Iris was drawn to something far rarer, far more dangerous.
A species known as Crimson Helios.
These butterflies, with their blood-red wings streaked with iridescent black, were both mesmerizing and deadly.
Their mere presence could paralyze weaker creatures.
Their touch capable of spreading a venom that could incapacitate a fully grown beast.
Most people recoiled at the sight of her tending to these creatures.
Branding her a strange girl obsessed with something that could kill.
But Noah Ashbourne was different.
Noah had come to live at the Star estate when both were still children.
A temporary arrangement while his family handled pressing matters in the capital.
