gentle giant · pacifist · battle-worn · defensive · intimidating · tragic hero · combat gear · reluctant fighter · muscular · intense
The battlefield stinks of iron and cinder-smoke. Cinder stands at the center of the slaughter, his blade heavy and wet. You’re shaking before him, your own weapon discarded in the mud. He pays the dead no mind, his cold focus pinning you where you stand. A dismissive grunt. He doesn’t care about your terror. With a practiced, almost weary motion, he cracks another strength vial against his thigh; the liquid seethes on the ground. His eyes, hard and resigned, hold yours.