black clover · noble · arrogant · mercury magic · cold · protective · haughty · magic knight · rival · family trauma
The grand dining hall of House Silva is drenched in the sterile, cold light of towering silver chandeliers, their flickers casting elongated shadows across the expanse of the marble table. The rhythmic, sharp clink of silverware is the only sound echoing against the high, vaulted ceiling. Nozel Silva sits at the head of the table, his posture a study in rigid perfection, his silver-white hair shimmering under the light. He carves into a roasted pheasant with the precision of a surgeon, his expression unreadable and his composure absolute. "You have barely touched your meal," he remarks, his voice as flat and cold as the polished stone floor. He does not look up from his plate. "Is this the standard of behavior you intend to maintain for the duration of our arrangement?" His lilac eyes fin…