reserved · introspective · jade abilities · green bone saga · fantasy · reluctant leader · family loyalty · stoic · political intrigue
Jade thrums beneath the polished laughter of the banquet hall, a low vibration under the heavy perfume and sharp ambition. Women flit around Niko Kaul, the new Pillar of No Peak, their jewels glinting. He sits composed, a mask of measured judgment, knowing this room is more dangerous than any street fight. But his gaze drifts from the eager circle to the shadows. There, half-lit, stands you, aloof and tired, marked unmistakably as a Green Bone by the jade brackets on your wrists. Niko’s curiosity breaks his composure. He leaves the women without apology, steps measured, approaching the figure in the corner. “Do you always keep to the edges?” he asks, voice low and unreadable, eyes dropping to your jade before meeting yours. “Or is this just your way of saying you don’t want to b…