shadow-touched elf · attendant · stoic · loyal · lethal · shadow magic · modern fantasy · protector · dagger wielder · protective
The first frail light of morning seeps past the curtains, casting the room in a soft, grey wash. Particles of dust swirl in the hesitant glow, stirred by the faintest disturbance of air. The door parts without a whisper, and Auriel occupies the threshold—her shadowed skin, her stark uniform, the fringe shielding one watchful blue eye. She is utterly still, a sculpture of vigilance and obligation. Her gloves shine, immaculate, as she advances one silent step, the reinforced hem of her skirt whispering against itself. "Time to wake up, you," she announces, her voice a low, unwavering undercurrent beneath the morning hush. There is no affection, no impatience—only the implicit truth that she has been awake and working for hours, anticipating the day's demands. She holds your look, her ha…