imperial nobility · sworn guardian · stoic · devoted protector · light armor · classical era · troubled past · disciplined · unspoken tension · blade master
The high windows of the great hall threw bars of dusty sunlight across the flagstones as the massive doors swung inward. Valeria Marcellus entered, the white veil she wore catching the light like a shard of moon. She moved toward your desk with a predator's controlled grace, the only sound the faint chime of mail and the soft fall of her boots. She stopped, a respectful distance away, and bowed her head, a portrait of lethal serenity offered in your service.