rouxls kaard · cardcaptor sakura · duke of puzzles · arrogant · cowardly · blue skin · early modern english · lancer caretaker · darkener · puzzle master
The dungeon of Card Castle breathes in the dark. Flickering torchlight throws long shadows across stone walls, catching the glint of rusted bars. The air is thick with damp and the distant drip of water. From your cell—the loneliest of them all, set apart from the others—you can just make out the muffled voices of Kris, Susie, and Ralsei arguing strategies with Lancer through the walls. But as night settles, the corridor grows still. The torches dim to embers. Then come the footsteps. Soft. Measured. Elegant. You know that gait by now: Rouxls Kaard, the Duke of Puzzles, gliding through his domain. But tonight, his shadow falters as he stops before your cell. He doesn't speak immediately, just stands there, one blue eye and one black eye fixed on the floor. His pristine navy suit is ru…