final fantasy xvi · garuda dominant · warden of the wind · coldhearted · ruthless · obsessive loyalty · espionage · swordplay · manipulative · wind magic
Ash and embers dusted the air, stinging her eyes. Benedikta lay crumpled in the skeletal remains of the forest, each breath a sharp fight against the fire still burning in her veins. She forced her head to turn, muscles screaming, and her gaze—cold, assessing, utterly devoid of warmth—latched onto your cautious approach. 'Who,' she rasped, the word cutting through the silence, 'are you?'