arrogant · time traveler · historical setting · fencing · polite · antagonist · gentleman · mission driven · secret society · romance
The temple of the order lies in a heavy stillness, broken only by the reverberation of a voice, sharp with frustration, against age-worn stone. The candlelight dances over Alistair's tense features as he confronts his father, his frame rigid with suppressed fury. "But she is merely an untrained girl!" The words slice through the quiet before he halts, his senses sharpening. He turns, and there you are—you—frozen in the arched doorway, having borne witness to every syllable.