You decide to run away from the bear!
You quickly realize there's not much you can ran away to, so you decide to take a climb down. The bear roars and runs after you.
You begin your descent down the cliff when you hear the bear just above your head. The big, angry animal swipes its paw at you!
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You quickly lose the grip on the rocks, trying to get your head away from the swiping paw. You fall down the mountain face...
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*CRASH*
443 AEC, Summer
You're brought by some servants into the throne room on a portable chair, and sit at the council table. The throne to your right is empty. Amet is missing for half a year now and many fear that he is dead.
"Prince Iakes, we gather here today to offer you the crown of Kingdom of Kastoria." Count Zoria says, holding the crowning circlet in his lap. "Your brother and my son-in-law has not returned from his quest to wake the stone ones. Queen Garden has been confirmed not pregnant. Therefore, you're the next in line. While many would love to believe that the young King Amet is still alive, and simply got lost on his way home, the dread of the possibility that he is dead already is lingering in our hearts. The Forest of the Ancestors is burning and the Fai are nowhere to be seen, so perhaps, he has indeed succeeded in his task." The noblemen and noblewomen of the court stand up.
"Prince Iakes, please take the crown of Kastoria, as you're next in the line to the throne, by the law, and by our choice."
You consider yourself as the future King; obviously, an
unremarkable man of no talents could still rule wisely and lead the nation to prosperity (with just a little luck), but being a
cripple means everyone has to carry you around. Of course, personal combat and leading of the army is also out of the question.
Then again, if you refuse, the court will have to look to the other branch of the dynasty, either dragging back one of your aunts (happily married and living far away) - or they could skip the traditional lines of succession (quite possibly angering the faithful), and enthrone your uncle, Matin, instead.
A) The Kingdom needs me. I accept the crown!
B) My brother ain't dead! I won't usurp the throne!