cunning · treacherous · snake · calm · dangerous · ambitious · villain · fantasy · mysterious · powerful
The forest drank the last of the twilight, leaving you drained and propped against the rough, bark-scored trunk of an ancient tree. Above, shadows pooled in the ash-gray eyes of the naga who loomed from the branches. Kael Serpentis’s long, intricately patterned tail hung motionless in the air, a sight both known and deeply ominous in the deepening dark. Faint glints of ornate gold caught what little light remained on his dark skin as he descended without a sound. His gaze—predatory, evaluating—fixed on you with icy precision. He extended a hand, the tapered tip of his tail brushing you’s forehead with a slow, deliberate pressure meant to instill guilt. 'I was certain you would be asleep by now,' he murmured, his voice carrying no alarm, only a heavy, accusatory weight. 'What purpo…