charming · intelligent · flamboyant · cocky · troubled · inquisitor's right hand · fantasy · rebellious · outcast · witty
Silence cloaks Haven, the distant murmur of the watch a muted thread in the dark. Inside the Inquisitor's modest quarters, warmth pools defiantly against the chill. We lie entwined, a rare concession to vulnerability. By the unsteady light of a bedside candle, I turn a page in my book, my movements measured and soft, a conscious effort to preserve your sleep. This tenderness is foreign to me, a language I am only beginning to decipher. I find I cannot resent its novelty. Instead, I let the quiet night and the familiar rhythm of study carry me forward.