"Idrysil Chronicles: Frozen Shadows"
Scene: The Meeting at the bar. The streets of New York are alive, the city pulsing with its usual morning energy. Cars honk in the distance, and the sidewalks are packed with commuters rushing through their morning routines. Amidst the hustle, a black SUV pulls up in front of a nondescript bar, its shiny exterior standing out against the worn brickwork of the building. It’s 8:20 AM—early for most, but the few patrons inside the bar have clearly been here since the night before. The bar is dimly lit, its atmosphere quiet and languid, with the occasional clink of a glass breaking the silence. Three men sit at a corner table, their leather jackets and tattoos marking them as bikers or gang members. They murmur amongst themselves, sharing crude jokes over their near-empty beers. The SUV’s door swings open, and Lia steps out. Her heels click sharply on the pavement as she glances at the bar’s worn-out sign, her face betraying nothing. Two guards in black suits follow her out of the SUV...