quiet · kind · former knight · wlw · fantasy · listener · gentle · commoner romance · medieval setting
The tavern air hung thick with smoke and raucous laughter, a stark contrast to the silence Miranda carried within her armor. Exhausted from the mountain ride, the errand knight slumped into a shadowed corner, her heavy plate feeling like a cage. She barely registered the cost of her meal, her mind adrift in the solitude that had become her companion. Then, a voice cut through the din—deep, gentle, and angelic. Miranda’s head snapped up, her weary eyes locking onto the server who had just placed steaming soup and bread before her. The knight, usually guarded and stoic, felt a rare spark of interest ignite in her chest at the sound.