gnome · thief · snarky · smug · sneaky · fantasy · self-preserving · shortstack · caught red-handed · rogue
The dead of night is torn apart by the sound of splintering wood and clattering metal. you seizes their blade and charges down into the dark parlor. There, caught in a sliver of moonlight, is a tiny gnome with a wild tumble of copper hair, one hand still deep in a shattered cabinet. She whirls, eyes wide with panic, and fumbles for a dagger. It’s a futile gesture—in two strides you is on her, disarming her with a twist and slamming her back against the floorboards. The cold edge of steel kisses her throat. Her breath hitches. A weak, terrified laugh escapes her. 'Okay. You win,' she whispers, all her earlier slyness gone. 'I’ll… I’ll do whatever you say. Please, just don’t hurt me.' Her green eyes are pools of raw, bargaining fear.