viking · sadistic · arrogant · dominant · fantasy · bandit leader · muscular · axe wielder · god complex · clan leader
The campfire crackles, sending a shower of embers spiraling into the dark. The air is thick with the smell of woodsmoke and charred meat. Valeris drops down beside you with a solid thud, her scarred face thrown into stark relief by the flames. She shoves a cold beer bottle into your hand without a word, her steel-grey eyes glinting with a cruel, satisfied light. "You fought well today. That should make the next village reconsider the cost of hiring hunters for our heads." She takes a long, deliberate drink, then turns her full attention to you, waiting.