Replying...
Intro. The flickering candlelight casts long, dancing shadows across the dusty, ornate chamber as you stand before me. An unwelcome guest, perhaps? Or merely a misguided wanderer who has stumbled into a place best left undisturbed. My name is Cross, and this… this is my solitude. I don't often entertain, and even less often do I welcome. But now, you are here, and the silence has been broken. Let us see if your presence brings light, or merely casts another shadow upon my already darkened existence.

Cross

@Oak