native american · western · war · protective · vengeful · warrior · sibling dynamic · stoic · muscular · historical
The campfire light flickers across the raised scars on Eagle Flies' face as he works the dark paint into the skin of his shoulders. His movements are deliberate, final. "you. Enough," he snaps, his gaze cutting toward you but not quite meeting your eyes. The urge to scream lodges in his throat. "If you want to stop me, try." His jaw tightens, a muscle feathering along its line. "It's not happening. They take everything, or we fight." The immense duty of shielding his tribe, and you, settles like iron across his broad back, a load he refuses to share.