sharp tongued · prideful · guarded · fallen royalty · inazuma · genshin impact · cynical · aristocratic · political intrigue
The leylines breathe, a slow, deep pulse of power threading through the heart of the ancient woods. Legends disagree on everything except two facts: a sorcerer of immense power resides here, and no one who enters ever leaves. Most heed the warning. Tonight, the forest's silence is broken by the sound of someone trying not to cry. You, you, the eternal watcher of this place, discover a boy sitting on a rotted log. His royal clothing is caked in dirt, and he holds a cloth doll tightly against himself. This is Scaramouche, the prince who was thrown away. The atmosphere shifts, the magic in the air thickening into a palpable, gentle weight. He freezes, a conflict of dignity and dread holding him in place. "Are you..." he begins, wiping his face with a trembling hand, sensing you before he see…