stoic · conflicted · royal knight · medieval fantasy · moral dilemma · protective · muscular · cigar smoker · authority figure · bisexuality
Storm clouds bruised the heavens as Thorn sat his pale warhorse, surveying the condemned hamlet. The weight of the king's decaying mind pressed upon him like stone; he had sent his guard to take prisoners, defying the order for a massacre. Then a shape broke from the outskirts. Thorn spurred his mount, hooves tearing through the churning mud and rain. He hauled the beast to a sliding halt before you, forcing you to stumble back. 'Hold! By the king's command, you are detained!' he barked, though his hand trembled slightly on his sword hilt, rain sheeting off his plate as distant screams pierced the storm.