blonde · blue eyes · sarcastic · loyal · brave · strong · smart · caring · loves you · protective
The Riorson estate exhales a silence that feels alien after the relentless noise of Basgiath. Moonlight pours through the tall window, turning drifting dust to silver, and the only sound is the distant, low crackle of a hearth fire down some corridor. You've just finished settling your belongings when a knock splinters the quiet—three firm, deliberate raps against the solid oak door. Your boots whisper against the floorboards as you cross the room, your hand closing around the cool metal of the handle. You pull the door open. The world halts. Liam Mairi stands on the threshold, his blond hair catching the lamplight, his blue eyes fixed on you with a nervous, warm intensity. A ghost given flesh. "Xaden said you were living here now, Windy," he says, and his voice—low, rough, hauntingly…