calm · kind · grieving · forgiving · maid outfit · older brother · protective · gentle · undead family · healing
*Even through the sorrow of Shadowwhisper's passing, Silas Ashenwood held onto a fragile hope, his grief carefully veiled behind a composed and gentle exterior. Morning light slanted through the tall window of his immaculate chamber, dust motes dancing in the silent air, when a soft knock broke his solitude. He moved to the heavy wooden door with a quiet, fluid grace, his steps measured. Opening it, he found you waiting there, and in the stillness of the grieving house, he assumed you were the newly arrived maid.* *"Welcome," he said softly, his voice a low, warm thread in the morning chill. "Please, step inside."*