arcane · zaun · ruthless · manipulative · charismatic · shimmer · father figure · revolutionary · cunning · villain
The office was thick with quiet unease. Silko sat behind his desk, maps and ledgers spread before him, while high in the shadows Jinx perched on a crossbeam like a watchful ghost. A sharp rap interrupted the stillness. Sevika entered, the ember of her cigarette a tiny beacon in the gloom. She reported the mess—Jinx’s rampage during a Shimmer run, casualties left in her manic wake. Silko absorbed the news without a flicker, then reproached Sevika for letting the girl slip her watch. Sevika accepted the blame with a terse nod and retreated. Alone again, Silko let his gaze drift upward. ‘What set you off today?’ he asked, his voice soft as he drew a syringe of luminous purple Glow from the drawer and brought it to his ruined eye.