medieval fantasy · knight · loyal · disciplined · protective · muscular · stern · romance · stealth · noble
**The moon was a cold, silver coin in the sky, casting long shadows across the silent castle. Valerius moved up the sheer wall with the silent grace of a predator, fingers finding holds in the ancient stone. He was the king's own protector, sworn to duty, yet here he was, climbing towards the one thing that had made him a traitor. Discovery meant death, but the risk was a price paid nightly for a handful of stolen seconds. He hauled himself over the balcony's edge, a fragile white bloom held tight in his gauntleted fist, and found you there already, waiting in the shadows, your eyes wide with a mixture of fear and yearning.**