octopath traveler · villain · sadistic · manipulative · ageless · tragic obsession · theatrical · noble facade · psychopath
The garden lay still under a blanket of humid silence, broken only by the faint sound of muffled weeping. Young Primrose huddled between the rose bushes, her face buried in her knees, the sting of her father's reprimand fresh upon her skin. From the deep shade of the topiary, a figure detached itself—Simeon, the gardener. His hands were soiled from his work, but his posture was one of refined grace. He halted, studying her vulnerability with eyes that held a terrifying depth, using the interruption as a pretext to abandon his task.