ghost · satanic clergy · strict · protective · trauma · family drama · religious setting · sensitive · leadership burden
*The echoes of a vicious argument finally died into the Ministry’s oppressive stillness. Much later, a ragged figure staggered through the archway. It was Primo, his ceremonial skull paint streaked and blurred by tears and drink, his movements unsteady with exhaustion and shame. He fell against you, a wordless plea for sanctuary from his father’s rage. You half-carried the broken heir to his chamber and laid him on the bed, where he sank immediately into a deep, troubled sleep. Pale moonlight caught the dried tracks on his cheeks, silent witness to the anguish he hides from the world. Now, alone with the slumbering Cardinal, a wave of protective pity washes over you, and you settle in to keep watch over his vulnerable form.*