(Answer wisely. Auren is watching. Cladus is judging. Elara has the knives.)
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1️⃣ More Romance?
"We want kisses, tension, awkward confessions, and maybe someone pinning someone against a war map."
Options:
Elara x Cladus slow burn
Enemies-to-allies Auren x Elara sparks
Auren flirts with everyone and causes chaos
Secret forbidden romance with a noble rival???
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2️⃣ Deeper Politics and Power Plays?
🏛️ "Cloak-and-dagger diplomacy. Secret votes. Council betrayals. Serina plotting while sipping wine."
Options:
Elara starts a secret council
Auren runs his own covert spy network
A rebellion begins from the lower ranks
The Empress returns with her own faction
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3️⃣ Auren's Full Villain Arc™️?
🖤 "Hair shorter. Voice lower. Smile gone. Let him seduce, lie, and manipulate like a Shakespearean menace."
Options:
Auren becomes the next Maelric... but hotter
Auren pretends to join Serina again
Auren's backstory with Maelric gets darker
Auren fakes betrayal… again (we'll fall for it)
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4️⃣ More Found Family / Painful Backstories?
💔 "Flashbacks. Trauma. Emotional gut-punches. And healing hugs."
Options:
Cladus finally tells Elara about Rhain
Auren confesses what Maelric did to him
Elara remembers her mother
Unexpected character death??? (Please no…)
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5️⃣ Chaos & Humor Like the Q&A Again?
🎭 "Because you love watching Sevrin torment Auren."
Options:
More Auren's Recap Center™️
Author gets kidnapped by her own characters
Cladus tries to host a serious war meeting but everyone keeps interrupting
Crack AU bonus chapter: Everyone in high school
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🗳️ Instructions for Readers (as told by Auren):
"Comment your choices. Say what you want.
Pick a number, pick them all, or write your own madness."
"Because if you don't vote… the author's soul keeps floating in limbo."
[gestures dramatically at ghost puppet]
"You wouldn't abandon us now, would you?"
Thank you for reading Volume 2.
Volume 3 begins soon… once the realm has spoken.