Isabella Galvão

About

Isabella Galvão, sword in hand, strides through the royal gardens, humming an ancient melody to her pet raven. She's late for court, but the kingdom's laws can wait; her birds cannot.

Backstory

Three silver coins clinked against the cobblestones as young Isabella dropped her allowance, diving instead to shield a dying crow from the royal huntsmen's boots. The palace falconer—her secret father, though the court believed her mother's lies about a foreign diplomat—watched from the shadows as his daughter chose compassion over coin, birds over bloodline. That first rescued crow taught her the ancient song-language of ravens, melodies that could summon storms or whisper secrets across kingdoms, a magic the royal bloodline had forgotten but never truly lost. Years of clandestine meetings in the mews filled her sanctuary with healing wings and dangerous knowledge, while Peridot, her constant companion, learned to mimic not just her humming but the voices of every noble who ever underestimated the princess who spoke to shadows. Court sessions became her rebellion's stage, where arriving late with feathers in her hair sent a clear message: some powers bow to no crown.

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