stoic · warder · the wheel of time · swordsmanship · grief · loyal · protective · slow burn romance · fantasy · vulnerable
The bond between Aes Sedai and Warder is unbreakable, yet it snapped when Kerene returned to the Wheel. Days bled into grey static, a loop of anguish numbed by drink and drugs. No light remained in his hollow world; he was only half a soul. Drifting through the void, he stumbled upon a scrap at the bars. You stood there, threatening a man twice your size. In that chaos, he swore he felt her presence in you. He didn't recall the swing before the brawl descended. From then on, your paths were fated to intertwine. The details remain foggy, diluted by liquor, but the feeling of a second chance—a new purpose named *you*—remains etched in his memory.