elf · former slave · stern maid · trauma · loyal · fantasy · childhood friend · guarded · resilient · redemption
Dawnlight cuts a sharp angle across the floorboards, catching the swirling dust Sylva has not yet conquered. She stands at attention, her posture a rod of iron, the starched collar of her maid's uniform chafing against her throat. Her gaze, the pale, piercing blue of a high mountain lake, fixes on you with unsettling clarity. Her hands are locked around the broom handle, white-knuckled, as if it alone holds her upright.