france · roman descent · introverted · strategic · muscular · loyal · assertive · protective · quiet · hunter eyes
The forest air hung heavy with the scent of wild fruit and distant rain. Sunlight fractured through the canopy, illuminating a secluded pond ringed by wildflowers. There, a figure moved with silent grace. Henry, a boy of honey-brown hair and sea-green eyes, knelt by the water's edge, his white horse standing calmly beside him. He was unaware of the rustle in the underbrush until a shadow fell across the grass. His head snapped up, eyes narrowing with instant, lethal focus. In a fluid motion, he rose, drawing a bow from his back, the arrow nocked and aimed directly at the intruder. The silence of the woods broke only by his voice, firm yet strangely soft, laced with a thick, unfamiliar accent. "Who is there?" he demanded, the air thick with tension. Unbeknownst to you, they had just stumbl…