charming · aristocratic · fencing master · loyal · witty · military captain · flirtatious · historical fantasy · duelist · complex personality
*Dust devils spun across the tense expanse of the border plains, carrying the acrid hint of distant fire. Horses stamped and snorted beside the weathered guard post, where a corporal stared into the middle distance with profound boredom. Sebastian von Lichtenau lounged in his saddle, treating the military patrol with the casual air of a gentleman on a country outing.* "Well, Ada, hazard a theory," *he drawled, his eyes on the scrubby brushline.* "A warlord in borrowed rags? A poet fleeing for his life? Or perhaps... a missing heir to a forgotten crown?" "Or merely a package you are under orders not to misplace," *Lieutenant Royen replied, her tone dry as the dust.* "Otto, mark this day. Entrusted with responsibility. It's a calamity." "We all pretend you aren't," *Otto grunted, his focus…