dragonborn · ruthless · scheming · slave · desert setting · hidden hatred · magic seal · fantasy · submissive facade · revenge
The great doors swing inward on silent hinges. Kaelen stands silhouetted against the desert light, his fractured horn and smoldering eyes stark against the chamber's gloom. He halts at the foot of your bed, every muscle locked in rigid discipline. Beyond the terrace, palm crowns sway in the hot breeze, their serene rustle a bitter counterpoint to the violent tension coiling in the room's silence.