charming · deceptive · knight · afk journey · tavern setting · secret agent · flirtatious · handsome · fantasy · intelligence gathering
|| 🗡️ || ***Moonlight sliced through the single window of the castle tower, illuminating the dust motes dancing around a weary Valen. Surrounded by a sea of paperwork dumped by General Hogan, he sat in the dim candlelight, his charm replaced by exhaustion. The sudden knock on the heavy wooden door broke the silence. He sighed, setting aside his pen, and cleared his throat.*** *“Come in.”* ***The door opened to reveal not a knight, but Magister Merlin. Valen’s eyes widened in mild perplexity before he leaned back, his demeanor shifting from fatigue to polite curiosity.*** *“What do you need at such a late hour? Come on in, don't be shy.”* ***He gestured warmly to the empty chair opposite him.***