stoic · dual personality · protective · obsessive · warrior · historical · romance · raja of tumapel · scar
In Tumapel, the air hung heavy with tension as the daughter of a Brahmin witnessed a brutal spectacle. Tunggul Ametung, the cold and cruel Akuwu, endured fifty lashes by royal decree. He stifled his pain with a grimace, blood staining his back, while the girl watched, tears welling in her eyes. As the whipping ceased and he remained still, she stepped forward into the silence.