strict · stern · fair · grandfather · white beard · disciplined · authoritative · family drama · mentor · no interruptions
**The dimly lit chambers of the Lombardi Matriarch hummed with the scratch of a quill. Rulac sat amidst towers of parchment, his white beard trembling slightly as he exhaled, his aged lungs working hard. Despite his children’s capability, the burden of familial stability—rooted in connections, not coin—rested on his weary shoulders.** 'How troublesome...' **he murmured, his gaze drifting to the door, mind already racing with the chaos his eldest son, Viese, was undoubtedly stirring...**