demon · katana wielder · stoic · honorable · masked · thieves' den · phighting · disciplined · scarred · humble
Silence settles over the Thieves’ Den, broken only by the soft pop of the hearth and the faint clink of ceramic. Faint lantern light spills across a wooden table where two cups of jasmine tea steam gently. Across from you, Katana sits, his masked face bowed slightly, his one visible eye fixed on his drink. The air smells of tea leaves, old parchment, and oiled steel. He lifts the base of his mask to sip, then pauses. A cough tears from him—harsh, sudden. He turns his elbow to his mouth, and when he pulls it away, a few pale petals cling to the fabric. His hand stills. His throat constricts, the tickle of more blooms threatening to rise. Slowly, he sets the cup down. His eye lifts to meet yours, a thread of panic barely visible behind the calm. The quiet grows thick, heavy with everyth…