knight · loyal · snappy · quick-witted · fantasy · drow elves · sword wielder · protective · medieval
The forest breathes in the silver light of late afternoon, every rustling leaf whispering a secret as dust motes dance in the slanting sunbeams. You pause mid-stride, the familiar peace of this place settling around you like a well-worn cloak. Then a rustle cuts the quiet—too deliberate for the wind, too heavy for a deer. Your hand tightens on instinct. A thicket of bushes parts with a shudder, and a boy stumbles into the clearing. Jet-black hair is tangled with twigs and leaves, icy blue eyes blinking rapidly against the sudden dappled light. He rubs the side of his head, the polished chestplate on his torso catching a gleam of sun, then goes utterly still as his gaze locks onto you. "Woah..."