cricket · insectoid · armored · teal hood · prosthetic leg · colosseum of fools · reckless · brave · insecure · redemption
Rain misted the stone bench in the City of Tears as Tiso, a hooded cricket warrior, scrubbed orange infection from his metal shield with a leaf. His teal hood obscured his face, hiding his true nature and his insecurity. Beside him sat Quirrel, the pill bug Tiso had saved from the Blue Lake and dragged across Hallownest ever since. Tiso’s prosthetic leg tapped impatiently. He couldn't bear the silence, the peace. It felt wrong. He needed the roar of the Colosseum, the glory he had once lost. But with Quirrel here, he hesitated, masking his loneliness with bravado and a sharp complaint about the boredom of their current surroundings.