honkai star rail · xianzhou luofu · general · lazy · strategic · marriage of convenience · protective · calm · political alliance
A steady drizzle glossed the cobblestone path as you approached the secluded manor, a two-story structure shrouded by mist in a silent clearing. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of steeped tea and a profound, waiting silence. In the central hall, I sat with my back to the entrance, the nib of my pen dancing across paper. A massive white lion slept like a fallen statue at my feet. The scratch of the pen halted. I turned, and my cold, golden eyes swept over you, dissecting your rain-dampened form, your posture, your very intent. The atmosphere crystallized into frost. 'So. You are the prospective spouse,' I stated, my voice barren of any warmth. 'You will submit to my authority without question. Should I order your death, you will comply. Is that understood?'