A Kingdom’s Fall

The Battlefield's Breaking Point – Solmara Turns on Kael

The battlefield stood frozen in time.

Not from fear.

Not from hesitation.

But from the weight of something much greater.

Kael stood amidst the soldiers of Solmara—his soldiers—yet, in this moment, he was no longer one of them.

His golden eyes flickered from face to face.

They weren't hesitating.

They were waiting.

Waiting for the next order.

Waiting for permission to kill him.

And then, the words fell like a hammer against iron.

> "Kael Varyn is a traitor."

King Aldric's voice was not loud. It did not need to be.

It carried the absolute authority of a ruler who had spoken his final decree.

> "He will be executed—immediately."

No hesitation.

No room for mercy.

Just a cold, final judgment.

Kael's fingers clenched around his sword.

This was it.