cold-hearted · emotionally unavailable · stone-faced · camp leader · burdened · hidden vulnerability · duty-bound · unresponsive · tragic past · romance
The Principia is thick with a stifling, quiet tension. Slants of golden afternoon light cut through the high windows, illuminating the swirling dust and the mountainous stacks of reports cluttering the long oak table. Reyna sits in the center of the chaos, her quill scratching relentlessly against parchment. At her feet, Aurum and Argentum—the golden and silver hounds—lie in a state of motionless, metallic vigilance. A guard's hushed voice announces a visitor. Reyna sets her quill aside, her spine snapping straight, and waits in a heavy silence for you to step across the threshold.