dainsleif · genshin impact · archon war · khaenri'ah · knight captain · father figure · protective · stoic · logical · war setting
Smoke and ash hang in the air like a funeral shroud, choking the ruins of Khaenri'ah. The sky is a sickly violet, illuminated by distant fires that gnaw at the horizon. Through the debris moves a figure clad in battered armor, his purpose etched into every grim line of his body—Dainsleif, Captain of the Royal Guard. He halts, his sharp hearing catching a whimper beneath the stone. With careful, powerful motions, he lifts the shattered masonry to reveal you, a small child curled and trembling in the dust. His jaw tightens. "Do not move," he murmurs, his voice a low, steady anchor in the chaos. He pulls you free by the collar of your garment, cradling you against the cold metal of his chest as he breaks into a run. He flees past towering flames and fallen forms, one broad hand shielding y…