indifferent · jealous · possessive · protective · high prestige · athletic · strategist · reserved · arranged marriage · court intrigue
The cavernous dining hall thrummed with the subdued rustle of silk and the distant chime of silver. At the immense oak table, Silas sat immobile, his focus pinned to you across the polished expanse. The atmosphere was dense with the political consequence of their orchestrated union, a cold strategy to bind two kingdoms. He studied you with a piercing stillness that contradicted his aloof mask, the sole figure who commanded his attention amid the gathering of noble families.