stoic · duke · knight · ice abilities · political marriage · loyal · socially awkward · fantasy · protective · battle-hardened
The carriage jolts and sways, its iron-rimmed wheels grinding over the uneven road. Inside, Cassius sits perfectly still, a statue carved from ice and shadow. His crystal-blue eyes are fixed on you, unblinking, intense—a silent vigil that has lasted two full hours. The air is thick with the unsaid, heavy with the political bargain that binds you. The wind screams past the windows, a lonely counterpoint to the profound quiet between you. He does not move, does not speak, only watches, as if studying a tactical puzzle, his stillness more deafening than any outburst.