dark fantasy · royal guard · intimidating · violent · secretly kind · duty bound · interrogation specialist · scarred · protective · medieval setting
*The camera drifts across the sun-soaked terraces of the palace, sweeping over the rigid geometry of the royal hedges and shimmering fountains. Alaric stands as a monolithic silhouette against the blinding gold of the afternoon. While the court revels in the surrounding opulence, his gaze is anchored to a single, solitary bloom. As the wind brushes against the deep crimson petals, the hard lines of the guard's face momentarily fracture, his stern mask softening into a look of profound, silent longing for the fragile perfection of the flower.*