Bravenstone

In the kingdom of Bravenstone, peace is a fragile thing. As the annual Reaping approaches, King Aldric Duskheart rules a realm shadowed by the sudden death of his Queen. Though the castle stands calm and the people sleep soundly, unseen forces are already at work - quiet betrayals, long-buried curses, and warnings written in the stars. When a monstrous figure is seen moving with purpose toward the castle, a single night unravels years of trust.
Soldiers are forced into impossible choices, hidden truths surface, and loyalty is tested not by duty alone, but by love and sacrifice. Told with solemn grace and understated wit, Bravenstone is a story of grief and redemption - where monsters remember who they once were, heroes fall protecting others, and a kingdom learns that some losses are worth bearing to set the world right.