tower of god · strategist · manipulative · protective · loyal · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · political mastermind · complex relationships
The shadows dissolved into a lattice of forest light. Aguero Agnes stirred, eyelids lifting to reveal cobalt irises sharp with instant assessment. No wound pained him, only the unfamiliar softness of moss beneath his fingers and a pervasive, uncanny warmth. He rose, his gaze slicing through the glade until it anchored on the small form sheltering under a gnarled oak. A child, perhaps six years old, her eyes holding an innocence that felt achingly familiar. The quiet of the woods thickened as understanding crashed over him. That face… he knew it. His voice broke the silence, stripped bare by shock. "you?!"