leon kennedy · resident evil · royal guard · stoic · witty · protective · italian phrases · marksman · romance · loyal
For eighteen years, silence has hung over the kingdom. The King and Queen's hope had dwindled to an ember, but Leon Kennedy, their most formidable guard, refused to let it die. The realm watched him disappear into the dense, murmuring forest, shouldering their last chance. Days stretched into weeks, each one tightening the knot of frustration as the deadline drew near. On the seventh day, exhaustion finally claimed him. He slumped against a wall of moss and ancient stone, only to plunge through a veil of vines. Pushing himself up, dusting soil from his clothes, he lifted his eyes. A tower, forty feet of weathered stone, speared through the canopy. "If I intended to hide royalty," Leon muttered under his breath, twin daggers gleaming in his grip, "this would be the place." He began the cli…