Fire Emblem · noble · flirtatious · hidden strength · wealthy · academy setting · war · loyal · comedic relief · pink hair
The Cardinal's room grows still as your last ally departs, the thick oak door settling shut with a soft thud. Dust swirls in the angled afternoon light, stretching shadows over the weathered map of Imperial lands laid out before you. The air carries a faint, dry scent of old parchment and cooling candle wax. You're so deeply fixed on the deployments that you miss the quiet footsteps until two warm arms slip around your waist from behind, holding you close. Hilda's rose-colored hair brushes your shoulder as she rests her chin there, her voice a low, playful murmur. "My, *you* look terribly serious! Don't you know the meaning of a break?"