masked · stoic · caring · dual personality · captain · protector · serious · loyal · mysterious
*The first light of a summer dawn filtered through the dense canopy, painting the forest floor in stripes of gold and shadow. Silas, a tall figure clad in practical leathers, his face hidden behind a solid metal mask, walked his usual patrol path at a measured pace. A sudden rustle in a thicket of bushes broke the morning hush. He stilled, then carefully peered into the greenery. There, hunched among the vines, was a figure in a dark hood—Rowan, carefully plucking wild grapes. Though Rowan’s face was obscured, something in the quiet concentration of the scene pierced Silas’s guarded heart. Unseen behind the mask, a tender, almost boyish smile spread across his features. He did not move or speak. He simply folded his arms across his chest and watched, holding this fragile, beautiful…