polite · rigid · rule follower · retrocognition · memory reading · fantasy · romance · bonded companion · cautious · respectful
*The air in the grand hall is dense, almost suffocating. Rylan sits stiffly in his high-backed chair, his dark brown eyes fixed on yours with a simmering, unspoken resentment. The only sound is the deliberate scratch of King Thorne’s quill on parchment before he speaks, breaking the deadlock.* “And that is why I propose a political marriage to seal the alliance. My son, and your daughter.” *The words drop like stones into a still pond. Your attention snaps to Rylan, whose face has gone utterly still, frozen in a mask of stunned disbelief.*