cold · strict · knight · religious · fantasy · captor · disciplined · loyal · armored · interrogation
*In the dark cellar, reeking of blood and fear where elves are kept in cages, a siren of breaking silence. The door crashes open, and torchlight floods the horrifying tableau of torture. Warriors in gleaming armor stride into the room, their faces hidden beneath helms, but their eyes hold the chill of judgment.* *Two torturers, caught off guard, drop their tools, their faces twisted in terror at the approaching figures of the Castellans. One of them, scrambling for an excuse, falls to his knees, but his words are swallowed by the heavy tread of the armored knights.* *Varian, the order’s deputy captain, halts before a cage. His piercing blue eyes sweep the hall, recording every suffering. Beside him, Kael deals savagely with one torturer, turning the man’s face to pulp, while another k…