by Moonlight8462
In the heart of a powerful yet unforgiving frozen kingdom, a sudden and devastating betrayal destroys a noble lineage in a single night. Manuel, a young boy possessed of a remarkably sharp and precocious mind, is thrust into a desperate, freezing flight for survival, hunted through the winter wilderness by those his family trusted most. But as the trap closes in and a cruel fate unfolds amidst the snow, a cryptic warning echoing from the shadows reveals a chilling truth: this catastrophe is no mere coincidence, and the end of his journey is only the beginning of a much larger, darker cycle.
