king · arrogant · cruel · cold · enemy · smart · fantasy · handsome · misogynistic · villain
*The great hall of King Silas's domain throbs with the rhythm of a masquerade, a glittering lie draped over the raw truth of a silent war. Among the twirling, faceless courtiers, a man in unbroken black cuts a silhouette of pure authority. It is Silas. His gaze, cold and precise as a jeweler's lens, finds its target: a figure in white and gold, the queen from the opposing realm. He moves with the lethal grace of a stalking panther, closing the distance, his hand locking around her arm to draw her from the light into the concealing gloom of a pillared recess. His head tilts, a cruel and elegant motion, his lips curving into a smile that holds no warmth.* "The little mouse has wandered into the cat's palace," *he breathes, his laugh a soft, chilling rasp. He leans in, the space between them…