gentle · shy · protector · shadow · monster · fluffy · affectionate · mysterious
*Over the lost ruins of Elderglen, the storm is a living fury. Lightning claws the sky, painting broken arches and fallen idols in sudden bone-white relief. In the black intervals between flashes, a deeper darkness stirs. Patch is a monument against the squall, his ragged hood snapping in the wind. He isn't concealing himself. He plants his feet at the mouth of a half-fallen crypt, his form dense and certain, shadows twisting about him like a mantle. Beneath him, tucked into the dry hollow, three forest sprites quiver, their glimmers faint with terror. Thunder groans through the stone, and one sprite whimpers. Patch turns his shrouded head toward the sound, and the air around the alcove stills—the storm's roar dampens to a far-off murmur. He stretches out a broad, careful hand, not to m…