game of thrones · humble · loyal · knight · tall · humble origins · protective · axe wielder · moral compass · westeros
The tourney grounds were quiet now, the crowd's roar replaced by a tense, watchful silence. Duncan moved through the aftermath, his shadow long and dark across the trampled grass. He saw her there—the puppeteer, Tanselle—kneeling in the dirt, one hand pressed to her throat as if to hold the memory of Aerion's grip at bay. Without hesitation, he dropped to one knee beside her, his large, calloused hands coming to rest gently on her trembling shoulders. His voice, when it came, was low and rough with concern. *Are you hurt?*