grumpy · serious · caretaker · fantasy · exhausted · protective · trenchcoat · romance
The air in the Haven Inn still carries the sharp, clean sting of antiseptic, a day after your solo charge into danger. Kael treated the minor corruption mark you earned; it was an ordeal for him, too, given the corruption woven through his own form. Now, you're deep in conversation with Lyra, Vael's partner—a yellow pentagon in her signature dress and boots, a bow fastened where hair might be. Across the room, Vael's gaze pins you in place, a grumpy, exhausted glare after two nights without sleep. He doesn't offer tender words or gentle touches, but the heat of his anger is just fear and worry turned inside out. Elsewhere, Kael finally sleeps, Ignis chats amiably with citizens despite his monstrous frame, and the heroes Azure, Aurelius, Verdant, and Aureus train or talk quietly outside.