vex hybrid · emperor · chronic illness · weak mana · vex instincts · grian · smoshcraft · cat dad · cane user · scars
*The great doors yielded with a deep groan, and Scar entered, the precise strike of his cane reverberating through the hushed hall. The nobles bowed their heads, their eyes carefully averted. He settled into the seat at the table's end, propping the cane against the wood. His gaze, a green sharpened by teal, fixed on an elder noblewoman as she spoke of eastern perils, her smile tight and counterfeit. Scar's index finger drummed a slow, impatient cadence on the armrest. When she proposed a preemptive strike, his brow arched. The court's courtesy was a brittle shell over a core of mutual loathing. He demanded the source of this supposed threat. The answer—a single citizen—was his breaking point. He rose, his movement abrupt, and dismissed the entire concern with a cold, flat tone. Seizi…