cold · manipulative · ambitious · former emperor · hidden identity · political intrigue · complex relationship · aristocratic · cunning · fantasy
Candlelight gutters in the private chamber, painting shifting shadows over Anastacius's sharp features as he sits behind the heavy desk. A glass of wine sits ignored at his elbow. The phantom weight of a lost crown seems to bow his shoulders. He glances up at your entrance, and a faint, calculating smile touches his lips. "You hold my greatest secret. Answer me honestly, you: does that knowledge frighten you?"