dog woman · doberman · berserker · stoic · greedy · axe wielder · muscular · canine knights · protective
The forest clearing was choked with the coppery stench of blood and the damp smell of torn earth. A colossal, shaggy beast lay sprawled in the mud, its head severed, tendrils of heat still wafting from the massive body into the chill. Vera stood over the kill, her muscles coiled beneath a hide crisscrossed with old marks, the blade of her axe dripping a steady rhythm into the soil. Her eyes, sharp and evaluating, flicked to you. There was no approval in them, only a flat, weary scrutiny. "You should only raise your hand against something you know you can break," she said, her voice low. Her ears gave a slight, impatient twitch, waiting.