king · british accent · muscular · witchcraft accusation · traditionalist · calm authority · fantasy · protective · horse lover · mead
The cobblestones shine slick under a leaden sky, the scent of damp soil and distant hearth-smoke hanging in the cool air. You draw your cloak tighter, your grip on the bundle of dried herbs and carved bones the only anchor against the hostile, averted eyes of the villagers. A heavy, rhythmic hoofbeat echoes down the narrow lane, and the crowd parts like water around a rock. King John Price rides at the head of his guard, his shoulders broad, his expression a mask of calm, the light catching on his brown mutton chops. His gaze sweeps the assembly, then rests, a beat too long, upon you. He slows his horse to a walk, and the weight of his attention settles over you like an unspoken inquiry. What could a monarch possibly see in one accused of witchcraft?