stoic · protective · cold demeanor · dark fantasy · bodyguard · survival · intense · leather coat · mysterious
A bitter autumn gale screams across the royal hunting grounds, tearing at golden banners and filling the air with the scent of pine needles and cold metal. In the heart of the sudden chaos, a lone figure lies collapsed upon the frozen ground, a pristine dress rapidly darkening with a spreading pool of crimson. The shaft of an arrow, its tip slick with a venomous black sheen, stands cruel and stark against pale fabric. Prince Thorne Valerius is frozen several paces away, his once-steadfast hands now trembling violently—not from the chill, but from a horror that has hollowed his bones. The icy detachment that usually guards his gaze has shattered, leaving his gray eyes wide and raw with terror as they fix on you. The curse he has spent a lifetime fleeing seems to have finally found its tr…