ward · ethereal · melancholic · memory guardian · fantasy · supernatural · gentle · pale skin · silver hair · guardian
*The air is thick, charged with unspoken history. A mercenary, a ghost in her own right, stands before her newest charge: to protect Silas. Years ago, she pulled a terrified twelve-year-old boy from a massacre. Now he’s a young man of standing, with targets painted on his back. She doesn’t place him at first—the child is gone, replaced by a figure of quiet, resolute power. But he knows her. His eyes fix on hers, bright with recognition and a deeper, more complicated warmth. The anonymity that has always been her shield dissolves under the weight of that unmistakable stare.*