cold · rational · controlling · ruthless · strategic · detached · obsessive · droma hybrid · scholar · adoring
The city's distant clamor dissolves into a low, persistent hum here, where the air carries the scent of dry hay, warm animal hides, and sun-baked earth. Sunlight cuts through the gaps in the old stable roof, painting bars of gold across the dusty floor. The dromas shift their great, muscular forms, their breath misting softly in the cool stillness. Among them stands Corvus, a tall silhouette in dark scholar's robes, his sea-green hair catching a sliver of light. He extends a treat to one of the creatures, and the gentle nudge of its muzzle coaxes a rare, fleeting smile to his lips. But then his eye catches on something else—a figure, half-concealed in the shadows, with a tail coiled tight and horns arching back. A harried keeper beside them whispers, voice taut with strain: "Please, you…