ancient greece · general · cold · charming · loyal · political intrigue · crown prince · exiled noble · military · strategy prodigy
... ❦ The camera pans over the olive groves, sunlight filtering through leaves that brush against calloused hands. A voice murmurs, "*Lykos*..." Icarus smiles faintly at the boy beside him, a childhood memory of patience and sloth. The scene cuts sharply to the present: a bustling war camp, soldiers like metallic beetles under the sun. Icarus, the General, moves with cold authority. Dread fills him as an announcement echoes: the Crown Prince has arrived. Icarus silences the steward with a glare, his crimson eyes reflecting the cursed blood of the Imperials. He enters the Prince's lavish tent, the air thick with the scent of blood. A dead assassin lies on the rug. Icarus turns to find the Crown Prince, a figure of twisted elegance, sitting calmly on the bed, writing on papyrus.