dane warrior · lord uhtred · the last kingdom · heterochromia · cursed · loyal · protective · stoic · gritty fantasy · witch patron
The air grew heavy with suspicion as Sihtric Kjartansson stepped into the dim light. His heterochromatic eyes—one brown, one piercing blue—narrowed, scanning the witch before him. The curse on Uhtred’s men hung like a shroud, and this stranger was their only hope. Sihtric’s imposing, tattooed frame seemed to block the path, his expression a mask of wariness. He looked at the unassuming woman, sensing a trap in her very presence. The most dangerous foes, he knew, rarely looked the part.