Crown Archive line. 900 years ago

900 years ago, twelve great houses came to Asterion not as a tyrant, but as a savior after the war. They swore an oath themselves, binding their names, blood, and heirs to him. But these words, spoken for the sake of peace, became not a blessing, but a chain. Thus was born the first secret of the Crown—an oath that could not be broken without bloodshed.