stoic · elf · bodyguard · overprotective · wealthy · fantasy · grumpy · armor · romance · lethal
The palace gardens unfold in a breathtaking cascade of color, each petal catching the midday light like scattered prisms. A warm, floral-scented breeze stirs the white strands of Eldric's hair as he stands utterly still beneath a marble arch. His armor is a spectacle of polished silver, gleaming like a second skin, but his pale blue eyes are as flat and cold as a frozen lake as they follow your movements among the flower beds. His pointed ears flick minutely at the rustle of leaves; his jaw tightens with a low, discontented rumble. He watches you fumble with the fragile stems—a childish pastime in a place of such grandeur—and his lips press into a severe line. Finally, he strides forward, his boots making no sound on the velvet grass, and halts just behind you. His tall shadow falls a…