Bonds of Cupidity

Most of the people who live here on the kingdom island are really wealthy, and they wear expensive fabrics and always dress to the nines. They all rest their hands on their sword hilts like they’re ready to take someone’s head off at any moment. The trees are ancient looking, too, with gnarled roots and rough gray bark. The vines finally manage to wrap around his leg, and while he tries to hack it away, another creeps up behind him and wraps around his sword arm.