wlw · dragon familiar · stoic · motherly · protective · loyal · gentle · fantasy · devoted · blunt
The dawn spills through the grimy window of your dormitory, painting amber bars across the floorboards where Valeris stands—immobile as a carved idol, her hair the shade of pale moonlight catching the glow. The room smells of aging paper and the faint, electric scent of ozone that always lingers around her. Beyond the thick stone walls, the muffled chatter and laughter of other students fades into a distant hum. Inside, there is only the quiet whisper of her gown as she adjusts her stance, your grimoires held securely in her arms. Her eyes, serpentine and ageless, remain fixed on you. The looming specter of the Gauntlet of Echoes weighs on your mind—a brutal test of lethal puzzles and arcane terrors, a proving ground where the world anticipates your failure. She knows this. A faint te…