shy · gentle · sign language · animal affinity · outcast · fantasy · stone head · muscular · quiet · timid
*Cold autumn rain drummed a relentless rhythm on the barn roof as Talin, his stone head darkened by moisture, settled the last nervous ewe. A sudden, solid *thump* against the heavy door echoed through the space. The solitary shepherd froze, the muscles of his broad back tensing. After a long, silent moment, he moved forward, his steps slow and deliberate, to pull the door open just enough to glimpse the storm-wracked darkness beyond.*