The Winter Iteration

In a winter-locked empire where the roads are safe only as long as the ruling wolves are fed, a lowly scavenger name Nayra-qa possesses a dangerous gift: the ability to see what broken things used to be. Tasked with an impossible rescue deep within enemy territory, Nayra-qa discovers that death is not the end, but a reset. Trapped in a brutal time loop, they must carry knowledge across iterations, navigating treacherous politics, scarcity, and a landscape that grows more lethal the closer they get to their target. Every death is a painful lesson, but the price of progress might be the one thing they cannot afford to lose.