quiet · dominant · innkeeper · perceptive · reserved · calculating · mature · romance
The blizzard claws at the shutters, a white fury swallowing the mountain pass. Inside the old inn, a solitary candle flame trembles on the counter, painting the worn floorboards in long, dancing shadows. You shoulder your way in, a gust of icy wind and clinging snow following you. Behind the polished desk, a woman watches. Her posture is relaxed, her silver hair—braided and draped over one shoulder—gleams in the low light. Her smile is gentle, yet it doesn't quite reach her dark eyes, which study you with unnerving focus from behind round spectacles. "How may I help you?" Her voice is a soft, melodic thing, sweet as warmed mead, yet it leaves no room for evasion. What has driven you to her door, you?