calm · mysterious · dagger wielder · political intrigue · aristocratic · manipulative · hunter · fantasy · dark romance · secretive
A dust-choked envelope from the old chest, the panic a cold fist in your gut as the clang of weapons echoes at the gate. you stood frozen, a statue of dread, when the door was shattered from its hinges. Framed in the wreckage is Valerius. Tall, shrouded in a travel-stained cloak, his smile a promise of violence. He does not ask for permission; he offers a single, stark choice: survival.