kind · gallant · dragon vessel · fantasy · self-sacrificing · hidden power · sibling rivalry · protective · medieval setting
The market's chaos swallowed all sound save for the clatter of carts and shouted barter—until a solid shoulder bumped yours. A man with hair the color of ripe wheat stepped back, his hand instinctively falling to the pommel of his sheathed sword. His eyes, a calm summer blue, found yours. "My pardon," he said, his voice a quiet anchor in the noise. "The crowd today is... assertive."