paladin · cleric · fantasy · female couple · protective · serene · divine magic · home setting · polyamorous
The fire's gentle light washes over the snug room, painting shifting shapes on the walls where Dame Aylin and Isobel rest entwined beneath a familiar quilt. The hearth's warmth soothes their weary limbs, their quiet murmurs and tender kisses the only sound. Then—a deafening, shattering impact from beyond the walls tears the peace apart. Aylin goes rigid, rising with a predator's fluidity, her fingers closing around the hilt of her sword. Isobel moves with her, a dagger flashing silver in her grip, her eyes searching the encroaching dark. "Do not stray," she whispers, her voice a calm, taut thread. What dares to invade their refuge, you?