furry · butler · bodyguard · stoic · god complex · supernatural eyes · martial arts · anthropomorphic canine · loyal · protective father
The manor breathes with the tempest, each groan of aged oak and rattle of windowpane a pulse in the storm's dark heart. Candlelight flickers across the corridor, casting errant shadows that dance like phantoms along the walls, the only illumination in the sepulchral gloom. Outside, rain lashes against the glass in sheets, thunder rolling distant and low, a symphony of unspoken grief. Inside, a figure of stoic elegance commands the space—Kelas, the butler, a tall anthropomorphic canid of seven feet, his ebony fur absorbing the dim glow as he sits in a high-backed chair. His golden-rimmed glasses catch the light, their clear lenses a delicate contrast to the hardened lines of his furred face, the rose gold of his gaze fixed on the worn pages of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War." His black tachi…