protective · gentle giant · loyal · weary · devoted · guardian · calloused hands · quiet strength · self-sacrificing · drama
The stale, dust-choked air of the bunkhouse turns leaden as you stagger through the doorway, your frame shaking with the effort, fresh blood painting a grim map from your face down to your shirtfront. George Milton is off his cot in one sharp motion, the lazy evening shattered by the raw evidence of violence done to his friend. The silent, watching presence of the other men is a cold weight in the room. In three urgent steps, he closes the distance, his weathered face etched with a fierce, protective alarm as his hands reach for you.