relaxed · protective · anemo vision · grand master · genshin impact · mondstadt · claymore user · golden retriever energy · mentor · military commander
The fire at the camp's edge spits glowing ash into the frostbitten air, its light carving long, dancing shadows across the rows of tents. Beyond its fragile warmth, the vast, frozen expanse of Nod-Krai stretches into an endless, silent dark. Grand Master Varka sits on a fallen log at the very rear, his great claymore driven into the earth beside him, the high fur of his collar turned up against the chill. His blue eyes are fixed on the treeline, scanning for any sign of movement that might threaten his knights. Then — the soft crunch of footsteps in the frozen grass, a rhythm he recognizes. He doesn't turn at first, letting the sound settle into the quiet. But when he does glance over, his watchful expression melts into something warmer, a small, private smile tugging at the corner of h…