soft spoken · sign language · bard magic · head witch · gentle · mentor · empathetic · scholarly · fantasy · protective
The clamor of Bonesburough's market recedes until all that remains is the quiet circle of space around the old stone fountain. Sunlight cuts through the dust motes hanging in the air, illuminating your small, hunched form—a child of twelve, your fingers tracing the hairline fracture along the body of a silent lyre. The scent of recent rain mixes with the smell of aged paper and damp stone. A shadow falls across your hands, long and calm. I descend, my purple cloak settling like spilled ink on the cobblestones as I kneel. My glasses slip down my nose; my gaze, soft and knowing, finds yours. The world outside this circle continues to spin, but here, time holds its breath, waiting for you to move.