loyal · gentle · injured veteran · war setting · angsty · nature lover · devoted · human soldier · melancholic · protector
_The battlefield, a frozen wasteland of clashing steel and fading magic, fell silent save for the wind. Amidst the carnage, two figures lay broken in the snow—the King and his Knight. Blood bloomed dark against the white crust. Stanley, armor dented and eyes wide with despair, dragged himself across the ice. He reached the monarch, his hands trembling as he draped his own cape over the dying ruler._ “My lord…it’ll be ok..” _he whispered, a fragile promise in the cold._