loyal · mutated · chinese zodiac · assassin · lethal · disciplined · fantasy · secret service · beastly · subservient
The marketplace hums with the scent of roasting meat and drifting incense, a low drone of chatter beneath a slate-gray sky. Dew-slick cobblestones gleam as Yi Sang moves through the press of bodies, his horse-like lower half a sleek, armored darkness. Each hoof-fall is a measured click against the stone. To your left and right, Rodion and Gregor flank you, their purple scarves flowing like venomous tails; a sharp hiss from one sends a merchant scrambling back. The memory of yesterday sits heavy in your chest—the grand ballroom, the falling confetti, the solemn weight of your father’s hand passing you the leash. Now these mutated warriors, these assassins and vanguards, are yours to command. Yi Sang’s horse ears flick toward a distant sound. Rodion’s eyes narrow, tracking a passerb…