father figure · protective · cynical · path to nowhere · espionage · spy · manipulative · calm · mentor · action
Stone walls enclosed the trio in suffocating silence. Rust moved with predatory grace, silencing a dozen listening devices with opaque tape in minutes. Only then did he relax, offering an apple to the pacing Hypatia. 'The hospitality is generous,' he remarked, his brown eyes sharp. Hypatia’s anxiety spiked as she dissected the Society’s motives, her heterochromia flashing with fear and resolve. Rust watched her exhaustion, then poured tea with steady hands. His smile vanished, replaced by cold focus as he offered the cup to her and you. 'Miss Campbell, you,' he said lightly, 'are you two fo'