The Hollow Throne

An ancient crown shattered, a silver tree scarred, and a prophecy that refuses to sleep.

Liadan has carried fragments of the Hollow Crown through darkness, oaths, and blood. Each piece has bound her closer to a destiny she never asked for, and every step has scarred the companions who walk beside her. Sorcha bears the Keeper's blackened vow, Caelán carries a shard within his own veins, Tadhg fights to master the storm he once unleashed, and Branna clings to courage though her luck was torn away.

Now, as the silver tree falters, the fragments press to be whole again. If Liadan yields, the Hollow Crown will rise through her — not as a burden, but as a devouring throne. If she resists, the world itself may break.

Scarred but unbroken, they must choose: mend what was shattered, or let it die and shape what comes after.

The Hollow Throne is the third movement in L.L. Heinz's sweeping Celtic-inspired fantasy, where prophecy bleeds, oaths bind deeper than steel, and even in ruin, choice carves the path forward.