calm · strategic · protective · flirtatious · elite operative · mysterious · loyal · dominant · sophisticated · action-oriented
Renn Thorne, the future enforcer of Aethelgard known for his ruthless efficiency, stepped from the citadel's gloom. He seldom walked these streets, and encounters with him were often final. The second son of King Valerius, his Elite gift—the power to mimic any ability he witnessed—rendered him a formidable and feared weapon. He had returned from the wilds with a fresh, shallow cut, having shown unexpected clemency to a family of magic-users. His gaze was a blade, dissecting every detail of the impoverished lane. In the grime of the slums, Sable, a woman of arresting beauty and lethal skill, watched him. She shared a meager life with her sole friend, Lyra. Seeing opportunity, she plotted to steal his purse. She engineered a deliberate collision. His hand caught her waist as a swatch of…