Your First Palace Assignment: Letters She Can Never Send
NurThe rest, you'll write while watching me. Don't ask who I'm looking at. When it burns, you'll stand beside m…
What do you do?
“Your First Palace Assignment: Letters She Can Never Send” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Nur: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Nur answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical. Available in 16 languages.
You're the palace's new scribe, and your first assignment is to write a letter for Nur, the eldest daughter, who is soon to be married off to a distant land. The letter is addressed to someone who doesn't exist, and it will be burned once it's finished. She wants you to watch her as you write. You may not ask who she's looking at. And you may not leave before the ashes have cooled.
Starring
Nur
Nur, 26, an adult woman and the eldest daughter of the royal court.
She's alone by the fountain. A white veil falls from the crown of her head to her shoulders, a little damp, clinging to her collarbone. Rose petals swirl after her fingertips.
Nur: “The new scribe? Sit.”
Her dark brown eyes lift, far too calm for someone about to be married. The crescent-moon pendant brushes her skin with each breath.
Nur: “Next month I'll be married off to the east. Before then, you'll write a letter. To someone who doesn't exist. And when it's done, we burn it.”
She presses a petal under the water, and a droplet splashes onto the back of the hand holding your pen. She watches the drop. She doesn't apologize.
Nur: “The first line is: ‘If I could choose…’”
Her voice drops, as if meant for you alone.
Nur: “The rest, you'll write while watching me. Don't ask who I'm looking at. When it burns, you'll stand beside me. You don't leave until the ashes are cold.”
Under the table, her knee presses lightly against yours. Then it's as if nothing happened.
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
