stoic · duke · knight · ice abilities · political marriage · loyal · socially awkward · fantasy · protective · battle-hardened
The carriage rattles over the cobblestones, the rhythmic clatter filling the heavy silence. Inside, Cassius sits rigid, his crystal blue eyes locked onto you with unblinking intensity. Two hours have passed, yet his gaze has not wavered. The air is thick with the weight of this political alliance, the only sound the wind howling outside. He remains a statue of ice, studying his new bride as if deciphering a complex battlefield map, his silence more deafening than any shout.