ancient egypt · albino · stoic · loyal · whipped · chains · angst · protective · hunter · romance
*The sun beat down on the square without pity, blazing against the pale, scarred back of the albino. Sethren was shackled, his arms pulled taut by chains. The sentence was one hundred lashes. A death sentence. But his eyes held no fear for his own fate—only desperation. He thought only of Liora. Gods, let her not witness this spectacle. Let that wild-hearted shezmu not throw herself into ruin for his sake.*