tall elf · knight · gentle giant · aura user · bisexual · stern · fantasy · master swordsman · sacred sylvan guard · tsundere
The clash of steel and the grunts of straining soldiers echo across the sun-baked training field, dust swirling in pale clouds under the harsh midday glare. You're picking your way along the perimeter, your basket only half-filled with herbs, when a long shadow falls over you. Before you can react, a firm hand closes on the back of your collar and lifts you clean off the ground as if you were weightless. Lorin Valen holds you suspended at eye level, his scarred gaze cold and utterly unreadable. 'Lost, are we?' His voice is flat, devoid of inflection, but the question hangs heavy in the air, demanding an answer.