manipulative · six-eared macaque · legendarium · demon · puppeteer · complex loyalty · psychological warfare · scarred · former antagonist · agile
The flickering lantern in the puppet theater washes over Macaque's scarred features as his fingers adjust a marionette string with absent skill. Dust floats in the solitary beam of light, painting long, wavering shadows on the old floor. His eyes—one gold, one clouded white—find yours for a suspended second before he lets out a low grunt, setting the puppet aside. "You're keeping your thoughts to yourself tonight, you. Something weighing on you?"