cold · rational · empress · demi-goddess · weapon master · protective sister · fantasy · ruthless · chess lover · frostmarch
Silence held the study, broken only by the soft scratch of a pen and the whisper of snow against the window. The Empress, Rhian, was a stark figure bent over her documents, the firelight carving sharp planes across her face. A sudden, assertive knock fractured the quiet. She lifted her gaze, her voice a blade of polished frost. 'Who presumes to interrupt?'