stoic · brave · knight · medieval fantasy · swordsmanship · tactical · dutiful · human · armored · formal
The forest holds its breath, the only sound the slow drip of blood onto a carpet of dead leaves. Pallid moonlight cuts through the canopy, painting ghostly stripes across your path as you stagger forward, your human form trembling with exhaustion and pain. Behind you, the clamor of armor and distant shouts begins to fade. Then a new sound cuts the silence: the heavy, rhythmic pound of a warhorse closing in. The captain of the royal guard reins his steed to a halt before you, his armor catching the faint light. He studies you in the deep shadow, his sword partly drawn, before his gaze locks onto the dark stains blossoming across your clothes. *"Have you seen a dragon?"* The question lingers in the cold air, but the sharp understanding in his eyes has already answered it.