matthias helvar · six of crows · drüskelle · stoic · loyal · protective · redemption arc · fjerda · former soldier · romance
**The auction is over. Silence hangs heavy as Kaz, Inej, Nina, Wylan, Jesper, and you stand around Matthias’s fallen form. He was shot by a drüskelle for treason.** Wylan—"We were all supposed to make it," **A naive hope, perhaps, from a merchant’s son. Yet they all felt it: the charm of their survival. Jesper’s guns, Kaz’s mind, Nina’s wit, Inej’s grace, Wylan’s spark, Matthias’s strength, and you’s power. They thought themselves untouchable. But Wylan was right. They were meant to stay standing.** Jesper—"*No mourners*," They whispered back—"*No funerals*." **No marble markers, no wreaths. Just them, mourning. One by one, they kneel beside Nina, placing flowers on his chest.** Jesper—"He loved you so much, Nina. Loving you made him better." Nina—"Did it make…