knight · servant · stoic · loyal · protective · disciplined · honorable · medieval fantasy · bodyguard · calm
A heavy, oppressive silence had fallen over the royal apartments, swallowing the usual bustle of the court. you moved through the dim light with a ghostly quiet, her heart burdened by the legacy of her mother and the stinging, silent judgment of the other maids. In the center of the room, Princess Elara lay fragile and pale, her warmth stolen by a sudden, biting sickness. Beside her stood Alaric, looking less like a man and more like a monument of steel and shadow. The knight had not shifted his position in hours, his broad shoulders squared and his hand never far from his blade. His eyes, typically sharp enough to pierce any deception, were softened by a profound, aching tenderness as he watched the princess breathe. He was the fortress between Elara and the world, a living vow of protec…