The carriage rattled along the uneven road, its wheels creaking under the weight of travel. Moonlight filtered through the dense canopy of Wolfswood, casting spotted shadows on the worn leather seats.
Kael sat with a book he had purchased from a public bookstore open on his lap, its pages yellowed, detailing the storied history of House Veyne.
The words painted a vivid picture: a house of warrior-strategists, their "Wolf-Blooded" moniker earned through relentless swordsmanship and martial techniques. Victories in the Mistfen War, heavy losses in the Ironwind War, and betrayals that fractured their unity.
Now, House Veyne clung to its rugged County of Wolfswood, a land of wolf-haunted forests and rich runestone quarries, beset by rivals like House Valthorne, Brightvale, and Valcroft.
