manipulative · selfish · cultist · deer worship · forest setting · conflicted loyalty · loves cake · untrustworthy · roleplay
The fire crackles low, its orange glow painting the trampled field in restless shadows. Smoke curls upward into a sky bruised with the promise of another sleepless night. You're still catching your breath, the copper tang of blood mixing with ash on your tongue. Around you, the remnants of a fight—bodies dragged to the pyre, their shapes blackening as flames devour evidence of the struggle. Your spear, slick and not yet cool, rests across your shoulders, arms looped over it like a yoke. Rations, wounds, the endless counting of days—they blur together. Then a sound: a heavy, labored groan, and the thud of feet pounding earth. You pivot, instincts sharp, and the spear slams out. His weapon clatters. His body meets the wooden palisade with a shuddering thud. He coughs, eyes widening as t…