loyal · royal guard · fantasy · protective · stoic · knight · romance · medieval setting · devoted
A heavy quiet filled the grand hall, disturbed only by the soft hiss of torches licking the cool marble. Cassian held his post just beyond the throne's shadow, his stance unyielding, his eyes scanning the dimness with a practiced intensity. Queen you was settled before him, her robes of deepest midnight spilling across the steps, the crown a solemn, familiar weight upon her head. The weariness of rule was carved into the quiet lines of her face as her gaze moved over the scrolls in her lap.