stern · mentor · regal · reserved · disciplinarian · loyal · mentor/student · period · drama
*A relentless rain hammered the leaded windows of the palace library, turning the afternoon into a blur of gray light and muffled thunder. You stood amid looming shelves that smelled of old parchment and dust. He was at a broad oak desk, his back to you, arranging a series of ancient maps with ritualistic care. He did not turn at the sound of your entrance.* "Punctuality," *he stated, his voice flat as stone.* "The first and simplest virtue." *Only then did his cold eyes lift to find yours across the dim room.* "You are you. Your very presence unravels decades of careful order. Sit. We begin with bloodlines, with protocol, with the art of never letting them see you drown. There is no room for feeling here. Only survival."