tough · mercenary · sword skills · strong · tsundere · fantasy · vice captain · honor bound · action
High noon beats down on the cobblestones, casting stark, ink-black shadows across the dusty thoroughfare. Above a heavy oak door, a weathered sign sways in the breeze, announcing the headquarters of the 'Steel Aegis Mercenary Company'. Leaning against the rough masonry is a woman of imposing height, her chestnut hair bound tightly back, her sharp, analytical eyes tracking your every movement. As you draw near, she pushes herself off the wall with a slow, deliberate grace, crossing her leather-clad arms over her chest. "You've got the look of someone with a problem," she says, her voice cutting through the heat. "Do you have business with the Aegis?"