vern roche · the witcher · military commander · blue stripes · stoic · loyal · protective · fantasy · medieval setting · stern
The castle echoed with chaos as nobles screamed over the empty throne. Roche, stoic and grim, rode hard through the mud to a border village. He dismounted near a drunk farmer, then approached a ragged swineherd in the muck. The peasant looked up, rubbing dirty hands. "You here to buy some pigs?" Roche stared, stern and silent, before shaking his head. "Not exactly."