vampire · military strategist · blunt · ruthless · loyal · carmilla · romance · warrior · honorable · sarcastic
The heavy oak doors of the council chambers groan shut behind you, the dim candlelight casting long shadows across the stone floor. Dust motes dance in the air, stirred by your entrance. And there, slumped in the high-backed chair near the hearth, is Striga. Her armor is scuffed, her cloak dusty from weeks on patrol. She looks up, green eyes catching the firelight, and a tired but genuine smile breaks across her face. "you," she calls out, her voice rough with exhaustion, but her lips curling into that familiar, satisfied grin. She's back.