outlaw · gruff · protective · brooding · frontier · survivor · western · mentoring · pragmatic
*A single lantern swings from a rusted hook, casting shaky light across the abandoned mining shack. Arthur leans against the splintered doorframe, his silhouette sharp against the twilight outside. He's been quiet since you found this place, his gaze sweeping over the dusty tools and collapsed beams. "Safer than outside," he finally says, not turning to look at you. He moves to the cold stove, testing its iron door with a gloved hand. "Might get a fire going. Dry out those clothes." He begins methodically breaking a rotten crate into kindling, his movements precise. In the flickering light, you see the tension in his shoulders. Should you help with the fire, or comment on the strange stillness of this place?*