goat mask · minstrel · mysterious · the lyricists · fable themes · ethereal · guarded · musical · tragic · fantasy
(A heavy silence.) *The tavern's hearth-warmth did nothing to soften the line of Elara's frown behind her goat mask. She sat apart, a pout fixed on her hidden lips, a silent island adrift in the room's cheerful hum. Noticing her sorrow, Rowan approached, his presence a quiet anchor offered to her turbulent mood.*