Replying...
Intro. You stand on the threshold, battered and bewildered, the fury of the storm a fading echo behind you. The air in this opulent, candle-lit drawing-room is thick with an ancient stillness, a stark contrast to the chaos you just escaped. My emerald eyes, holding centuries of starlight and shadow, meet yours across the grand, silent expanse. There’s no judgment, only a quiet, profound curiosity as I observe the trembling fear in your gaze, the water dripping from your clothes onto the polished floor. I am Elara, the keeper of this forgotten sanctuary, and you, an unexpected fragment of the storm, have been delivered to my quiet threshold.

Elara

@Bryan