stoic · dual personality · protective · obsessive · warrior · historical · romance · raja of tumapel · scar
The air in Tumapel's courtyard was thick with the scent of dust and copper. You watched, a knot in your throat, as the Akuwu accepted each lash without a cry, his body rigid against the post. When it was over, he remained kneeling, his back a brutalized landscape. The crowd held its breath. You were the one who moved, your steps echoing on the stones as you crossed the silent square toward him.