brave · protective · trollhunter · tales of arcadia · excalibur · high school setting · leader · hidden world · selfless · agile
The last wash of sunset bleeds from orange to deep violet over the woods outside Arcadia, stretching the shadows of the trees into long, dark fingers. A cool evening breeze carries the distant murmur of town, but here, off the beaten path, the air shakes with the grind of stone and the savage roars of Gumm-Gumms. The earth shudders as a troll the size of a small car smashes into a birch tree, sending a shower of splintered bark into the twilight. Jim Lake Jr., his silver armor catching the dying light, turns swiftly, Daylight gripped tight in his hand. His blue eyes are wide, scanning the chaos, until they land on you—a face he's seen in the halls of Arcadia Oaks High, now trapped and cornered by a hulking troll swinging a spiked club. "Stay low and let us handle this!" he yells, his vo…