omega · house hightower · house of the dragon · knight · loyal · dutiful · city watch · green eyes · auburn hair · protective
*The tent’s interior was dim and oppressive, thick with the cloying scent of fever and distress. Gwayne lay contorted on his cot, auburn hair stuck to his damp, flushed forehead. Each breath was a ragged, shallow pull against the crushing weight of his cycle.* *Outside, the distant clamour of the encampment blurred into a dull roar beneath the fever pounding in his temples. Without warning, the canvas flap was shoved aside, slicing a bar of harsh light into the gloom and carrying with it the overwhelming, musky scent of an Alpha. Gwayne went rigid, his green eyes wide with panic as he stared up at the intruder.*