Across the nation of Elvania, the air trembled with anticipation.
High above city plazas, village squares, and noble estates, enormous holographic screens materialized in the sky—woven from light and mana, connected directly to the royal array. Elves stopped in the middle of the streets, markets fell quiet, taverns lowered their music, and even children stared upward with wide eyes.
News spread like wildfire.
"The daughter of the former king has returned."
"Princess Erica… is taking the throne trial."
Many refused to believe it at first.
A fallen princess, branded illegitimate, living in poverty and hiding for a year—now suddenly standing at the center of the nation's greatest challenge? It sounded like a rumor created to stir the masses.
But the screens showed the truth.
