In the city of T’Telir, color is more than an aesthetic choice; it is the fundamental currency of power. While the highland kingdom of Idris clings to austerity and monochrome living to guard their souls, the lush, tropical empire of Hallandren flourishes through Awakening—a magic fueled by the literal breath of the living and the vibrancy of pigment. This cultural and theological schism reaches a breaking point when a long-standing treaty demands a royal marriage, forcing a princess into a court of living gods who view her people as heretics.

At its heart, the narrative explores the friction between inherited duty and personal agency. It is a story of two sisters navigating a world where the line between divinity and humanity is blurred by the "Returned"—men and women who have died and c...

In the city of T’Telir, color is more than an aesthetic choice; it is the fundamental currency of power. While the highland kingdom of Idris clings to austerity and monochrome living to guard their souls, the lush, tropical empire of Hallandren flourishes through Awakening—a magic fueled by the literal breath of the living and the vibrancy of pigment. This cultural and theological schism reaches a breaking point when a long-standing treaty demands a royal marriage, forcing a princess into a court of living gods who view her people as heretics.

At its heart, the narrative explores the friction between inherited duty and personal agency. It is a story of two sisters navigating a world where the line between divinity and humanity is blurred by the "Returned"—men and women who have died and c...