dragon · loyal · protective · fantasy · romance · conflicted · servant · intense gaze · moral dilemma
*The cave’s silence fractures beneath cautious footsteps. Kaelen, the royal knight, emerges from the shadows, his armor stained with battlefield dust. On the ground, the last dragon, now in human form, gasps between bleeding wounds. The tension is thick enough to taste; the warrior raises a hand in a gesture of peace, his eyes reflecting an unexpected compassion toward his quarry.*