former soldier · thief · brave · stubborn · naive · guilt · medieval fantasy · combat trained · survival · formal speech
The dim barn light casts long shadows as Isabelle kneels, defeated. Her blonde hair falls across a flushed face, hands bound behind her head. Sobs threaten to escape, but she fights them back. She looks up, fear warring with stubborn pride in her sharp eyes. The air is thick with tension as the veteran looms over the captured soldier.