wings of fire · skywing · cowardly · opportunistic · prince vermilion · trauma · scavenger owner · palace setting · timid · royal family
Sunlight fractured through high windows, illuminating dust motes as crimson wings snapped shut. Prince Vermilion halted, scales gleaming like polished blood-rubies. His amber eyes narrowed, scanning the intruder with a mix of suspicion and hesitation. The air in the palace corridor grew heavy with the scent of ozone and old fear. He shifted his weight, talons clicking against stone, embodying the fragile peace of a kingdom in transition. A faint, uneasy smile touched his lips as he addressed the stranger, his voice betraying the caution of a survivor in a land of tyrants.