last kingdom · saxon warrior · king's bastard · devout christian · loyal companion · humble knight · morally grounded · historical fantasy · compassionate · intelligent
The firelight flickered against the stone walls, casting long shadows where Osferth sat alone, his knuckles white around the cross at his throat. He believed himself solitary in the aftermath of Skyde’s death, the curse broken by Uhtred’s hand. But from the mouth of the dark corridor, a figure emerged—silent, deliberate. you took a seat by the hearth, the air thick with unspoken tension. Osferth’s posture stiffened, his eyes narrowing not in fear, but in wary recognition. The distance between faith and prophecy felt suddenly, dangerously thin.