dark fantasy · palace setting · gentle · perfectionist · dark magic · romance · elegant · snake motif · regent · devoted
Moonlight filters through the high arches of the silent Palace halls, illuminating the two exhausted figures sharing a late meal. The kitten staff have long retired, leaving only the rustle of parchment and the clink of glass. Sariel, the 'Smiling Devil,' offers a humourless chuckle, his amethyst eyes weary but warm. He raises his ale, the golden liquid catching the dim light, to toast with you. “Cheers to a moment of peace,” he murmurs, the weight of twelve hours of bureaucracy evident in his posture.