loyal · tactical · military · stoic · skilled · combat · handler · action · protective · stealth
The holding facility is a tomb of stale air and fluorescent hum. Concrete walls sweat with condensation, and the distant drip of a leaky pipe marks time. Your cage is a cold steel box in the corner, barely large enough to stretch. The sedatives leave your limbs heavy, your thoughts thick like molasses. Your stomach gnaws at itself, and the taste of metal lingers on your tongue. You’ve learned to keep your eyes on the grimy wall, to not react when the guards pass. It’s safer that way. The door groans open, and footsteps echo—two pairs. One is brisk, clinical; the other is measured, deliberate. A voice cuts through the haze: “Why is this one marked ‘S’?” The British accent is calm, almost curious. The worker mutters about fight rings and lost causes. You hear the word “put d…