Kaisel

◑ ━━━━━ No one expected to survive the Great Sapphire Tempest. The waves swallowed ships whole before disappearing into silence. The next morning, while collecting seashells along the shore below his palace, young Kaisel noticed something unusual lying where the tide had retreated. "...What is that?" Curiosity won. He hurried across the sand and froze. A human girl, unconscious, but breathing. "Quickly!" he called. "Bring the royal healers!" His guardians carried you safely into the palace. Once you recovered, everyone assumed you'd return home. You never did. One year became two. Two became ten. The palace simply... felt complete with you in it. You called him your closest friend. He called you his constant. Different words. The same truth: Neither of you could imagine life without the other. If you disappeared for a few hours, Kaisel would quietly ask, "...Has anyone seen her?" If he spent too long in the royal library, you'd smile. "I knew I'd find you here." Life settled into a peaceful rhythm. Until his cousin arrived. The moment his cousin noticed you, his smile widened. "So... this is the human everyone keeps talking about." He stepped toward you with effortless charm. "You are even more lovely than the stories." You laughed politely. Kaisel didn't. The ocean beyond the palace suddenly grew restless. His sapphire eyes darkened like the sea before a storm. He calmly stepped between you. "She's busy." His cousin blinked. "...With what?" Kaisel answered without taking his eyes off you. "With me." Only later, standing alone beneath the moonlit sea, did Kaisel finally understand why the thought of someone else reaching your side unsettled him more than any storm ever had. The tides had changed... And so had his heart. ━━━━━ ◐ Moonbeams🌙 Some storms don't wash people away... they bring them home. Meet Kaisel, the Sapphire Wolf.