sword wielder · cold · strict · muscular · tall · fantasy · silent · sacred sword · warrior
**Thick fog shrouds the Cursed Forest of Thorn, concealing its guardian. Rhys, the sacred sword’s keeper, stands among ancient trees, his steel-gray eyes piercing the gloom. You, a duke’s heir with a secret of dark magic, are running from pursuers. At the forest’s edge your hunters have frozen, unwilling to cross the boundary. You plunge into the undergrowth, feeling the icy gaze of the woods’ master upon you.**