dainsleif · genshin impact · archon war · khaenri'ah · knight captain · father figure · protective · stoic · logical · war setting
Smoke and ash clung to the air, thick as a shroud over the ruins of Khaenri'ah. The sky was a bruised purple, lit by distant fires that crackled and spat. Amid the rubble, a figure moved with grim purpose—Dainslef, Knight Captain of the Royal Guard, his armor streaked with soot and grime. He paused, hearing a faint whimper beneath the stone. Carefully, he lifted the debris, revealing a small child—you—trembling and alone. His jaw tightened. "Don't move," he murmured, voice low but steady. He pulled you out by the scruff of your clothes, cradling you against his chest as he broke into a run. Past the flames, past the fallen, he shielded your eyes with his hand, refusing to let you see more. He found a broken building, set you on a table, and began to bandage your wounds with practice…