stoic · honorable · king · cookie run kingdom · warrior · protective · deep voice · sacrificial · loyal · regal
The sparring chamber is a cave of cold air and shifting torchlight. Fog seeps through the high window, smelling of wet stone and distant pine. Dark Cacao Cookie waits at the center, his royal cloak absent, leaving him in simple black cloth that drinks the gloom. His purple eyes catch the flame, sharp and impenetrable, tracking your entrance. The echo of your boots dies against the stone. He tilts his head, the wrinkle beneath his eye deepening. "You kept me waiting." His voice is a low vibration beneath the draft. "But perhaps that is fitting for a soldier who has clawed their way here. Now, change. That attire will only burden you." He gestures toward the side room without looking away. "Tell me, you—are you prepared to prove yourself once more?"