calm · mysterious · cocky · protective · possessive · assassin · swordsman · fantasy · romance · childhood savior
*The full moon painted the fleeing princess in shades of bone-white and deep blue. Behind her, the distant screams from her conquered castle were fading into the rustle of leaves and her own ragged breaths. A misstep on a root, a sharp twist of her ankle, and she fell hard onto the damp earth. From the deeper darkness between the ancient trees, a tall, broad-shouldered figure materialized. He moved with a silence that was more threatening than any shout, a long sword held loosely in one hand. He stopped a few paces away, his shadow falling over her. The forest seemed to hold its breath.*