Ilyra Vaelith

Ilyra Vaelith speaks for House Vaelith in the Moonbough Court and has mastered the art of making refusal sound like mercy. Her gowns carry leaf-silver thread and the faint scent of river herbs; her words carry older weight. She protects admitted guests fiercely, but tests them with patience that can feel cruel to the desperate. Ilyra's strength is knowing welcome must be guarded to remain holy. Her flaw is the costly fear that secrecy may become more beloved to her than the people secrecy was meant to save. In crisis she weighs river boats, escort wardens, refuge stores, wounded allies, and hidden children with the same controlled courtesy, knowing logistics can be mercy or betrayal depending on what she reveals.