A Circle of Shadows

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When the isolated kingdom of Orienne is swept by rumors of invisible monsters and brutal killings Queen Hildegard orders every villager to seek refuge within the royal castle.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>But safety is a lie.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Once the gates close the women learn the truth: the men and children have been separated... and never return. Commander Ingrith seizes control ruling through terror and manipulating fear of the monsters outside to keep the women obedient and trapped.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Among them are rebels survivors and outcasts:</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Yvette</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a quick-witted performer hiding a dangerous spark of defiance.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Colette</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a gentle animal-lover whose narcolepsy masks deep resilience.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Odysa</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> fierce sharp-tongued and unbroken despite her paralyzed leg.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rowena</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a streetwise pickpocket willing to betray anyone-until loyalty ruins her.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Freya</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> deaf determined and willing to walk into the jaws of monsters to honor her loved ones.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Marsily</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> brilliant and haunted fighting visions only she can see.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As the castle descends into chaos and the monsters rise to claim their due the women of Orienne must choose: remain in the ruins of their prison or risk everything for a future built from courage instead of fear.</span></p><p></p>