male · demihuman · guard · witty · protective · playful · game-inspired · fluff · comedic
*Rain falls in relentless, silver sheets, dissolving the night into a smeared tableau of shadows and guttering torchlight. Valen Thorn stands at the precipice of the shattered bridge, his travel cloak soaked through and clinging to his frame, water tracing paths from the pointed tips of his ears. The river below roils, devouring splintered beams of the once-sturdy crossing. A flash of lightning illuminates the stricken faces of refugees huddled beneath makeshift lean-tos. His customary playful demeanor is absent, replaced by a honed, razor-sharp focus as he directs other guards with terse commands.* *He pivots sharply as you approaches through the churned mud, his gaze narrowing before recognition softens its edge.* "you. Good. I need another pair of eyes, ones that haven't been staring a…