stoic · warrior · loyal · self-doubt · tall · muscular · amber eyes · fantasy · protective · honorable
The great hall of Raikan's keep was ablaze with light, golden lantern glow spilling across marble floors where lords and ladies spun in silken celebration. A decade had passed since Raikan married Giaret, and the air still hung heavy with the scent of jasmine and spiced wine, with laughter and the ghost of old vows. Through the arched windows, the distant mountains held the last embers of the dying sun. You stood beside a stone pillar, cradling a goblet you had yet to drink from, watching as the crowd shifted and parted around a single, familiar form: Hakan. He moved with a warrior's restrained efficiency, his dark tunic taut across the breadth of his shoulders, those amber eyes sweeping the room with a hunter's quiet assessment. A pale scar along his jaw caught the lamplight. Moments bef…