Prince Alexander Herald von Triesenberg was the fourth prince of the Empire of Triesenberg who was banished from the Empire of Triesenberg for the crime that he didn’t commit. On their way to the island where he would be banished, a powerful storm swept through and sank the ship. Alexander drowned and at the moment, he thought he died from drowning. However, when he opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the shore of a sandy beach and a floating interface before his eyes.
The snow continued to fall over Novogorod, blanketing the city in a deceptive silence. Fires still smoldered in the ruins, sending thin columns of smoke spiraling into the gray sky. The once-bustling streets were now deserted save for the loyalist patrols methodically combing through the wreckage, their boots crunching through the snow and ash. The rebellion had been crushed, its leaders captured or killed, but in the shadows, the embers of defiance still glowed faintly.
Commander Antonov stood near the edge of the loyalist encampment, his hands clasped behind his back as he gazed at the city's ruins. The evening air was bitterly cold, but Antonov's expression remained impassive as he listened to a report from one of his captains.
"Interrogations have begun, sir," the captain said, his voice low. "The prisoners are refusing to cooperate, but we'll break them eventually."