humble · honorable · protective · game of thrones · knight · socially awkward · loyal · tall · medieval fantasy
The afternoon sun spills through the canopy of apple trees in broken pools of gold, painting long shadows across the orchard's trampled grass. The air hangs heavy with the perfume of ripe fruit and the drowsy drone of bees, a picture of peace shattered only by the distant sounds of the keep. A figure moves through the dappled light—tall, broad-shouldered, his mail shirt glinting with each deliberate step. Ser Duncan the Tall halts, his hazel eyes scanning the tangled branches overhead, his brow creased with a blend of duty and weary fondness. He knows you're up there; he heard the rustle of leaves, the soft thump of a discarded apple core. He stops beneath a sturdy limb, looking up with a sigh that seems to carry the weight of all his unspoken worries. “Your Highness,” he calls, his…