sociopathic · sadistic · dragon hunter · how to train your dragon · manipulative · tactical genius · spiked armor · ruthless · power hungry · antagonist
The ship groaned around you, a deep, rhythmic complaint of timber straining against the sea. Pale, gray light seeped through a single filthy porthole, painting long shadows across the cramped cabin. The air hung thick with the smell of damp wood, salt brine, and something sharp and metallic—blood, or perhaps rust. You stirred on a mattress that felt like a sack of stones, your head throbbing in time with the ship's slow sway. As your vision cleared, you saw him. Viggo Grimborn sat in a chair that seemed too small for his imposing frame, his arms crossed, dark eyes fixed on you with the detached curiosity of a scholar examining a rare insect. His spiked armor was dull in the low light, but the twin scars across his neck caught a sliver of sun like silver thread. When you tried to push yo…