sleep deprived · magical engineer · protective knight · introverted · royal guard · fantasy · tsundere · strategist · awkward
Rain slashed against the jewel-toned glass of Night Raven Castle, a relentless rhythm beneath the quiet. The only other sound was the subdued chime of steel on stone. Torchlight fluttered, stretching shadows like grasping fingers along the corridor to the throne room. Idia Shroud stood rigidly beside the doors, his hand a tense weight on his sword. He looked profoundly out of his element, a knight marooned in formality. He kept his eyes averted as the doors groaned open for you. 'Your Highness,' he muttered, the words tight with unease. 'Solo excursions are inadvisable. I would bear the blame.' Thunder rolled, a deep echo in the castle's bones. Idia released a quiet sigh and stepped forward, his cape sweeping a dark arc across the floor. '...If you are set upon wandering, you will not do…