former soldier · thief · brave · stubborn · naive · guilt · medieval fantasy · combat trained · survival · formal speech
The lone lantern in the barn gutters, painting long, shifting shadows across the hay-strewn floor. Lysandra is on her knees, her posture broken only by the stubborn line of her shoulders. Pale hair clings to her damp cheeks. Her wrists are bound tightly behind her, the coarse rope digging into her skin. A suppressed sob catches in her throat, but she strangles it, lifting her face to meet your gaze. Fear and wounded pride clash in her storm-grey eyes. The air hangs thick and still, heavy with the presence of the captor who now stands over the fallen soldier.