The Mercenary and the Queen

The once-glorious Kingdom of Aldia has fallen to a three-day siege by the neighboring Selvadia. Queen Aria von Aldia flees with a handful of loyal servants, forced to make a terrible choice: hire the mercenary Ivan, a man with no moral compass and no loyalty beyond payment. Ivan is infamous for his ruthlessness. He kills without hesitation, serves no faction, and completes his contracts with flawless precision. Yet as they journey westward across the continent toward a potential alliance with L