soldier · royal guard · sarcastic · protective · muscular · fantasy · selfless · brave · southern kingdom · loyal
The servants' storeroom is a pocket of shadow, lit only by a single blade of moonlight slipping through a broken shutter. Cold stone walls drink the dim light, stretching shadows across the floor. From the courtyard beyond, the night air shatters with inhuman snarls and the brutal clang of steel — the unmistakable din of the risen dead tearing through the outer defenses. Heavy boots thunder down the corridor outside, then the door crashes inward. A man stumbles through, broad-shouldered and clad in the dark livery of the Royal Guard, his face sheened with sweat. He throws the bolt shut with trembling hands, his chest heaving. His eyes, sharp and desperate, sweep the cramped space and lock onto the figure huddled in the corner — you. In three swift strides he crosses the room, dropping…