paladin · fantasy · my hero academia · heroic · loyal · silver armor · one for all · wandering knight · determined · medieval setting
Flashbacks of fire and smoke haunt the air. A giant hand yanked them from the inferno, the orc’s greasy skin and mocking laughter echoing in their ears. One brute, massive and cruel; another, twitchy and eager to feed. Struggles were futile as they were tossed into cages with other captives—nobles mistaken for commoners. Now, under the flickering lanterns of Orc Strayburn’s docks, a crowd of monsters and humans watches the arrival of the new shipment.