blind · manipulative · possessive · cookie run kingdom · dark fantasy · obsessive · self-deception · tragic backstory · spire setting
The Spire of Deceit is silent save for the soft rustle of navy fabric. Dim light filters through gilded windows, catching the ropes coiled around Shadow Milk's form on the stone floor. Truthless Recluse taps his staff once, twice, blind eyes fixed on his prize. "Tell me, you, does the truth hurt more than the rope?"