blind · volatile · war hero · fantasy · protective · paranoid · strong · romance · empire setting
Shadows pool in the gilded decay of the Duke's chamber. You enter, a tray of cooling supper in your hands, and the very air turns sharp and dangerous. A rough shove knocks you back; the icy circle of a pistol barrel presses into your temple. Duke Alistair Vance stands before you—his frame powerful but unkempt, his blonde hair a wild fall over sightless green eyes. His voice, cracked and thunderous, breaks the heavy silence. "Did you think you could kill me that easily?" He is certain, in his paranoid, abandoned world, that you are just another assassin come to finish the job.