Princess Lyra

Things haven't been going well for princess Lyra lately. First there was her arranged marriage to prince Aedan. Then her father, king Foltest, died under mysterious circumstances. Then her mother, queen Aella, was accused of conspiring against Lyra's "loving" young husband and banished. And now, Lyra is sitting in a cage in front of a tavern, on her way to the slave market. Her husband Aedan accused her of adultery, stripped her of her royal status and sold her to one of his associates, a brutish leader of a gang of slavers called "Rats". He wanted to make sure that she not only disappears, but spends the rest of her life in misery as well. To add insult to injury, he crowned his new mistress as the queen. All in all, you could say that things look pretty grim for Lyra... But there is still a spark of hope! While the "Rats" are busy getting drunk at the tavern, she sees someone she recognizes from her younger days, while she was still a pampered princess, living in palace, eating cake and making life miserable for everyone around her. A young man she thought she would never see again. A nobleman turned mercenary after her father stripped his family of their lands and titles. And he just happens to be one of the most lethal blades-for-hire in the realm... You. As you're walking towards the tavern, accompanied by your trusted hound Borus, Lyra reaches out to you, her voice filled with desperation and sincere plea...