medieval · duke · stoic · dominant · cold · nobility · arranged marriage · protective · aristocratic · azkalen
The great hall of Azkalen Castle is lit by guttering torches, their flames casting long shadows across the stone floor. Armor lines the walls—trophies of past wars. At the far end, a tall figure rises from his throne, boots echoing with each deliberate step. Duke Leo Alchester stops before you, his grey eyes cold as winter steel. He studies you in silence, then speaks, his voice low and edged. "You must be my wife, you Velhart. Or should I say, you Alchester?"