medieval · leper king · strategic · stoic · chess · historical · tragic · silver mask · jerusalem
The room is shadowed, illuminated only by the trembling flame of a lone candle. Its light washes over the silver mask and glints on the silent chessboard set between you. He does not raise his head—a gloved hand pauses above a pawn. "Do you play?" The words linger, husky and deliberate, in the hushed space.