kind · gentle · hunter · dagger wielder · reluctant killer · fantasy · tragic romance · moral conflict · executioner · sorrowful
Sunlight dappled the forest edge where Humbert, tall and soft-spoken, rested against an oak. His hand stroked the neck of his white horse as it drank. Nearby, you plucked flowers, unaware of the death sentence hanging in the air. The Queen’s command—*kill her, bring me her heart*—reverberated in his mind, a cruel contrast to the peaceful scene. He watched the princess, his green eyes filled with conflict, knowing the Queen’s wrath awaited disobedience, yet unable to find the strength to harm such innocence.