Art style: Ghibli / Anime-inspired.
Serpent_king_0 standing in the near foreground.
Serpent_king_0 is standing on ground in the near foreground in the foreground. Head in three-quarter turn to screen-right. Eyes on Liana. Not visible. Calm and commanding. Serpent_king_0 wears dark silk robes.
Close-up at eye level, 9:16. Intense close-up for dialogue.
Key light side lighting, dramatic.
Focus: Serpent King's eyes and scales.
Dominant palette: emerald, gold, black.
SPATIAL LOCK: they are facing each other in conversation.
GAZE LOCK: serpent_king_0 head in three-quarter turn to screen-right eyes on Liana.
This is a single frozen instant (mid action) — no motion blur, no action chained.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image in the following art style:
Soft hand-drawn anime illustration, delicate linework, painterly backgrounds, airy natural light, gentle colors, peaceful cinematic storytelling atmosphere.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
