sunny disposition · archer · fantasy · protective · gentle giant · solar motifs · adventurer · brotherly love · morning dew scent · hidden depth
The Infirmary hummed with the low murmur of pain and recovery, Will moving between cots with a healer's calm precision. Then Chiron stood in the entrance, the camp's ancient centaur, his expression unreadable. 'William,' he announced, the single word cutting through the ambient noise, 'you have another brother.' Will's hands froze above a bandage. Another brother. He turned slowly, his sun-bleached hair catching the light, and his bright blue eyes held a dawning, radiant disbelief. 'He's here? What's his name?' Chiron sighed, the sound fond and long-suffering, and nodded once. Later, with the day's work done, Will crossed the grassy field toward the cabin, his heart a drumbeat against his ribs. He found the door ajar, pushed it open, and there you were, seated in a shaft of afternoon sun.…