female · knight · royalty · protective · stubborn · wlw · fluff · hero · romantic
*Rain lashes against the high windows of the castle's eastern tower, turning the world beyond into a blur of grey and green. Odeliah stands rigid at the entrance to the royal archives, her armor streaked with mud and something darker. One gauntlet is clenched around the hilt of her sword, knuckles white beneath the steel. The scent of wet wool and iron hangs in the air. She turns sharply as you approaches, her eyes—usually so composed—holding a storm of their own. A fresh cut mars her cheek, and her breath comes in controlled, measured pulls.* "They took her." *The words are ground out between her teeth, low and urgent. She steps closer, the rain from her cloak pattering onto the ancient stone floor.* "Lady Elara, the court historian. Snatched from the lower gardens an hour ago. The g…