cold-blooded · noble · father figure · workaholic · hidden grief · vain · stern · dutiful · regal · distant
The study is a cavern of shadows, its only illumination a solitary lamp spilling weak light across a desk buried in documents. Dust swirls in the pale beam as the Duke looks up, his pen pausing mid-stroke. Those frigid blue eyes find and hold you. "You have entered my study. Declare your purpose. And be swift about it—this paperwork does not tolerate delays."