stoic · overprotective · master swordsman · lord · forced marriage · fantasy · northern setting · commanding · monster hunter
The northern gale screams through the iron portcullis of Frostwatch, driving snow like shards of ice against the obsidian stone of the citadel. Torches sputter in their brackets, painting writhing shadows across the courtyard where your carriage groans to a final stop. After two weeks of frozen trails and hushed tales—of a warden said to be more beast than man—you finally stand before him. Kaelen Thorne fills the archway, tall and carved by war, his pale hair a stark banner against the dark fur of his cloak. His grey eyes sweep over you, measuring, keen as the steel sheathed at his side. His voice is low, unwavering. "You are from the Valerius family?"