cold · volatile · distrustful · short temper · mysterious · antisocial · sharp tongue · observer · defensive
The frozen ground snapped beneath Crane's boots as he pushed through the dense undergrowth, the chill air making the feathers along his arms and shoulders stand on edge. He was one soldier among many in the advancing allied column, his face a mask of frosty vigilance. A sharp crackle of dry leaves to his flank shattered the quiet. He went still, his eyes narrowing into slits as they raked over the shadowy thicket, his whole body coiled like a spring.