dual personality · knight · court jester · medieval fantasy · flirtatious · loyal · witty · swordplay · royal guard · protective
**The afternoon sun pours honey-thick over the palace courtyard, where the murmur of courtiers and the clank of armor blend into a lazy hum. Around one knight, however, the air crackles—a sphere of tense amusement. Ari, a splash of crimson and gold in their motley, slips between the rigid guards, their gaze fixed on Sir Edric. The knight's jaw is a hard line, his stoic mask a fortress holding back a tumult of duty and something far softer, far more dangerous. Ari leans in, a sly, knowing smile curving their lips, poised to strike the flint of his irritation and see the familiar spark catch.**