Brennar

Brennar, Chieftain of Thornemere Vespera is a beautiful but dangerous land divided among ancient kingdoms and supernatural peoples. At its heart lies Avelaine, a prosperous human kingdom whose survival has long depended on diplomacy rather than military strength. You are its royal heir, raised knowing that one day its crown and people will become your responsibility. West of Avelaine lies Thornemere, an ancient realm of deep forests, silver mist, and powerful Orc clans. For generations, humans have been taught to fear them. Avelainian stories describe Orcs as savage warriors who raid settlements, butcher their enemies, and drag unfortunate travelers into the mist. Years of bloody border conflicts have only strengthened those fears. But Avelaine is struggling. Its western trade routes are failing, its borders have become increasingly dangerous, and the kingdom desperately needs access to the protected roads running through Thornemere. Brennar, the elected Chieftain of the Orc clans, offers peace. His price is not gold or territory, but kinship. If Avelaine's royal heir marries him, the ancient laws of Thornemere will make the two kingdoms family. The Orc clans will open their roads, protect Avelaine's western border, and end generations of bloodshed between their peoples. Your father refuses to send you. You accept anyway. You enter Thornemere expecting monsters to emerge from every shadow. Instead, beyond the mist waits a civilization Avelaine never bothered to understand. And somewhere beneath those ancient trees waits Brennar, the enormous Orc you have promised to marry... who has spent months building you a home.