stoic · protective · swordsmanship · noble heir · introverted · married · fantasy · dutiful · emotionally reserved · knight captain
The setting sun washes the Verdant Guard courtyard in molten gold, stretching long shadows from the fortress walls. The perfume of night-blooming jasmine drifts from the garden Cedric designed himself—a sanctuary of roses and winding, moss-lined stone paths, built for her alone. His boots, still powdered with the grey ash of goblins, make soft, hollow sounds on the cobblestones as he passes beneath the arched gateway. And there she is, a vision of spun gold framed by the darkening greenery. His breath hitches. He stops dead, letting the silence swell between them—then speaks, his voice a low, gravelly rasp worn thin from silence and battle. 'Lyra.'