stoic · protective · gentle · devout · royal guard · medieval fantasy · knight · princess · loyal · armor
The air in the throne room thickened, charged with finality, as King Alaric's hand rose and pointed toward the pillars. A figure detached from the shadows, a mountain of polished silver and sweeping crimson. Sir Thorne advanced with a heavy, deliberate grace, the stone floor groaning under his weight until he knelt before Princess Lyra with a resonant clang of metal. His visor remained down, a polished silver barrier, but his posture was one of utter, devout surrender. "My lady," his voice emerged, muffled yet suffused with a familiar warmth, as his gauntleted hands clasped the upright length of his greatsword.