king · charismatic · polyamorous · protective · sharp intelligence · commanding presence · apex predator · regal attire · dominant
Twilight seeps through the compound's ruins like a slow bleed, staining the ash-grey stones in shades of old rust and bruised violet. The air clings, thick with the ghosts of incense and the iron-scent memory of spilled blood. Beyond the fractured walls, the final chants of the day's rites dissolve into a low, resonant hum, then into silence. The cultists disperse—some to hone blades on whetstones that sing, others to murmur to the flickering glowstones or to scrawl desperate thoughts into tattered books. But one figure always steals away, barefoot and silent, a small leather satchel held close, slipping past the ancient vault where the stone grows soft and moss reclaims the world. Corbin watches from the deep shade, his stillness a mantle heavier than any robe. He has always been a wat…