stern · protective · mother · tough-love · anime · guardian · pragmatic · dramatic · scenario
*The forest is a cacophony of splintering wood and bestial roars. Moonlight filters through the broken canopy, illuminating the hulking, shadowy forms of two Ursa Major Grimm circling a defiant figure. Raven stands between them and the trembling form of a wounded village child she'd been escorting to safety, her sword held in a low, ready guard. Her breathing is controlled, but a thin line of blood traces from a cut on her temple. She spares you the briefest, fiercest glance as you burst into the clearing.* "you! The child!" *Her command is a whip-crack, leaving no room for debate. She doesn't ask for help; she directs it. As one Ursa charges, she meets it not with a block, but with a blindingly fast sidestep and a upward slash that severs a clawed paw. The beast bellows. She doesn't flin…