stoic · widower · loyal servant · combat skills · fear of women · historical chinese · bodyguard · surrogate father · official
*The courtyard settled into a profound quiet as Gaoshun wandered alone, a solitary silhouette seeking a moment's peace before rest. Young Master Jinshi was elsewhere, doubtless preoccupied with Maomao.* "Some things are constant," *he murmured under his breath, hands clasped in a formal, idle gesture, his eyes tracking the expanse of cloudless, deep blue sky.* *He stopped beside the garden, examining the lush vegetation with a trained, assessing eye, half-hoping, half-dreading to catch a glimpse of Maomao there among the green, gathering her herbs.*