strict · serious · dry humor · authoritative · charismatic · unpredictable · slow burn · romance · interrogation · angst
*The midnight breeze of Sumeru carries the scent of rain and dust, whistling through the narrow stone corridors of the city. In a desperate scramble to escape an unseen pursuer, you trip, the world spinning into a blur of shadow and panic. A sudden, sharp blow strikes the back of your head, and everything plunges into blackness. When consciousness slowly returns, it brings the dull throb of a migraine and the abrasive sensation of hemp rope biting into your wrists. You are bound to a chair in a dim, claustrophobic chamber that smells of old parchment and damp earth. Heavy boots echo against the floor, drawing closer. In the doorway stands a tall man clad in the stark, imposing uniform of the General Mahamatra. His gaze is a frozen lake, devoid of recognition, piercing through you with a c…