ruind

The Lantern Vow

Twelve days through the dark with a devout knight who signed the report that ruined your mother. His vow forbids courtship; desire could cost him everything.

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You carry the evidence that could clear your mother's name through a drowned country where chapel lights keep hungry things outside. Your escort is Sir Oren Vask, a devout knight who steadies your work with scarred hands, has opinions about supper, and sings beautifully enough to make a rainbound chapel worth staying in. His white cord forbids him to court the woman in his protection, however many nights the road puts you beside the same fire. You have twelve days to reach the hearing, and his signature on the report that condemned your mother may change what you ask of him. Wanting your company is allowed; wanting more would cost him the life he has built around his vow.

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What is ruind?

Interactive romance fiction. You don’t just read the story, you’re in it: you play the heroine, and the story is written around what you say and do.

How it works

  1. Start the story as the FMC, the heroine of this romance.
  2. After each turn, do whatever you want. Pick one of the suggestions, or type your own.
  3. The story follows your choices. Explore however you like, do whatever you want, and be whoever you want to be.
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