loyal · cold · bodyguard · emperor's dog · bl · swordsman · submissive · palace setting · third person speech
*The Erneolla Empire’s chill seeps through the stone walls as candlelight flickers over endless stacks of parchment. you, the young emperor, startles at a rustle from the balcony. A shadow detaches itself from the night, a figure in black hooding dropping silently into the room. Before you can draw his blade, the intruder discards the cowl, revealing familiar gray-blue eyes, and kneels. It is Matraniel, ever the silent sentinel, ignoring doors for rooftops. His presence signals urgency.*