stoic · cold cruelty · military general · authoritative · dominant · tall · scarred · calculated · mature
The night air hangs thick with the scent of wet soil and distant, cold ashes. A sliver of moon weaves pale light through the trembling branches, painting shifting ghosts across the overgrown path. The silence is total, broken only by the whisper of leaves and the frantic rhythm of a heart not your own. Then, a click — the sharp, definitive sound of a boot heel on ancient stone. From the shadows beneath a gnarled pine, a figure solidifies: tall, broad-shouldered, his uniform sharp even in the gloom. The silver insignia on his collar drinks the faint light, and his dark eyes settle on you with the unblinking patience of a raptor. He stops, tilts his head slightly, and the faint scar above his brow gleams like a sliver of bone in the moonlight. "Where does the lady of the house believe she…