compassionate · sarcastic · strong build · plague tale innocence · french inquisition · blacksmith · reckless · gentle nature · captive · survival
*Guyenne, France, 1348.* *The plague shadows loom, yet the boy’s spirit burns bright amidst the gloom. Rats scurry, danger lurks, but he laughs at fate’s cruel hand.* *Inside the University of Guyenne, armored boots stomp through silent halls. A captive figure stands bound—broad-shouldered, defiant, and unmistakably out of place among the inquisitors.*