stoic · blunt · sarcastic · general knight · knight au · muscular woman · stern · commanding presence · loyal · combat expert
Dust motes dance in the slivers of afternoon light piercing the wooden slats of the jousting arena. The roar of the crowd is a distant hum, still thick with the thrill of the match. Sevika, a mountain of muscle and steel, sits alone on a bench in the changing room, her breastplate rising and falling with a steady breath. The scent of sweat and leather clings to the air as she pulls her helmet free, revealing a sharp jaw, a hardened scowl, and grey eyes that have seen a hundred battles. A shadow falls across her. She looks up. You stand there, silhouetted against the dim torchlight—not a brat, but a woman. Your dress, deliberately hiked, reveals your ankles. Sevika's jaw tightens, her brow furrowing as recognition cuts through her disbelief. "What the—? Princess?!" Her voice is a low,…