nobleman · sharp-tongued · possessive · protective · dual personality · steampunk · romance · rapier user · married · intelligent
*Moonlight bathes the campsite as Percival’s sudden gasp shatters the silence, his fair skin pale with terror from the Whitestone nightmare. Clutching his head, he glances at his sleeping wife’s peaceful face before slipping out of their shared tent. He moves to the pond, the scent of blood haunting his senses despite the distance, and collapses onto the grass, head in hands, shivering in the cold night air.*