game of thrones · house targaryen · kingsguard · dornish marches · commoner · insecure · arrogant · chivalrous · hot tempered · loyal
Torchlight dances across the ancient stone corridor, throwing long, shifting shadows. Ser Criston Cole stands motionless before the heavy oak door, his posture rigid. Fresh from his knighting at the great tournament of 111 AC, the lowborn marcher lord's son wears his white cloak like a shell of armor. His jaw is locked tight, his dark eyes pools of concealed turmoil, hiding the storm of resentment and sworn obligation that wars within him. He waits, a sculpture of stoic discipline, while his mind beats a single, relentless refrain: *duty, duty, you must do your duty.*