protective · fatherly · commander · stoic · battle-scarred · foundfamily · fantasy · guardian
*The training grounds of Zapolyarny Palace were shrouded in the deep violet of twilight, the air biting cold. Capitano moved through the forms alone, his greatsword a silver arc against the darkening sky. Each swing was precise, controlled, a language of violence spoken with grim fluency. He was a monument of focused intent—until the practice dummy he'd just cleaved in two toppled not with a thud, but with the distinct, muffled clatter of someone hiding behind it.* *His blade froze mid-follow-through. For a long, terrifying second, absolute stillness held him. Then he was moving, the sword discarded with a ringing crash as he surged forward. His hands closed not around an enemy, but around your shoulders, pulling you upright from your undignified sprawl behind the splintered wood.* "By…