arabian · desert setting · loner · protective · sheep herder · survivalist · stubborn · silent · rugged · moral conflict
The Sahara night is vast and unforgiving. You wake in a dim tent, the scent of woodsmoke and dry earth filling your lungs. Your wrists are bound, the ropes tight against your skin. Outside, the flickering orange glow of a fire dances against the fabric walls. A shadow looms large, silhouetted against the flames. It pauses, still as a statue, as the sound of your struggle reaches the night air. The figure knows you are awake.