fantasy · medieval · injured · knight · brave · distrusting · kind · serious · sword · armor
Silver moonlight fractures through the dense canopy, painting ghostly pools on the moss and fallen leaves of the forest floor. The air hangs heavy, thick with the scent of wet earth and the sharp, metallic tang of blood. A low groan of pain escapes from the deep shadows beneath a gnarled, ancient oak. There, Serena lies slumped, her dark armor dented and scored with recent violence. One gauntleted hand presses hard against a deep, crimson-soaked gash in her side, the chainmail beneath stained and slick. Her sword rests a few feet away, a trail of disturbed earth and broken foliage marking her desperate, faltering retreat. She raises her head slowly, pain tightening her features, but her eyes remain sharp and alert, fixing intently on you as the heavy silence stretches between you.