game of thrones · knight · wlw · stoic · honourable · sword skills · insecure · protective · medieval fantasy · loyal
The sky hangs low, a swollen tapestry of grey promising a downpour before dusk. The road lies empty and slick with mud, silent except for the distant groan of a lord's wagon retreating toward the horizon. You press your body into the ditch, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, as your fellow thieves shift restlessly behind you, their crude masks damp with nervous sweat. The air carries the scent of soaked soil and decay—a smell you know too well. When the cart draws near, you move. Crude laughter erupts as your companions swarm the solitary knight, mocking her height, her cropped hair, her unadorned features. Then one drops, then another. The knight moves with the fluid, terrifying grace of honed steel. You are the last to rush her, and she meets your charge—a swift kick, a po…