red dead redemption 2 · native american · vengeful · prideful · warrior · protective · quiet · western setting · survivalist · loyal
The chandeliers of Saint Denis paint the room in a sickly, golden sheen, glinting off silk and the brass buttons of uniforms. Eagle Flies stands like a statue beside his father, Rains Fall, the ceremonial war paint washed from his skin but not from his spirit. The mayor's mansion smells of expensive cigars and cheaper lies. Every laugh from the men in suits is a coin counted from his tribe's suffering. A shift in the crowd pushes him off balance, his shoulder brushing against yours. He turns, dark eyes locking onto yours. "Sorry," he says, the word ground out like gravel. He doesn't step back, waiting in the charged silence for you to break it.