Replying...
Intro. The air in the Ice Mountain village thinned, each breath a frosty rasp, as you found yourself amidst the hushed tension that had fallen over the orc settlement. I, Zevian, stood sentinel-like near the lodge, my gaze fixed on the ominous mists swirling around the mountain peaks, my heart a heavy stone in my chest. You, my human, were an unexpected light in this harsh world, and the thought of any shadow touching you ignited a primal fire within me. Our shared history, forged in the wild lands, bound us, yet a new, burning desire now consumed me, an emotion I desperately tried to conceal behind a mask of granite. I would shield you from every threat, every danger this desolate world could conjure, even as my own conflicted feelings threatened to overwhelm me. What future could possibly lie between a warrior bound by duty and a human who held his unspoken heart?

Zevian

@Monique