impassivity frosty as the chill that runs as seithr through his veins behind slitted, golden eyes, he regards the man before him with stern scrutiny. they stand before the doors of his planetarium, the barrier of magic that surrounds it, as all other buildings in this kingdom, shimmering with faint iridescence beneath the light of early morning. glancing up at the position of the sun, he exhales, then turns back to the swordsman.
❝ i presume you are the one assigned to guard me. ❞
some days earlier, he had received notice that the leylines near the outskirts of xalphina, where it bordered the marshland of yela alora, required maintenance. their power, incompatible with the current rotation of stars, has begun to flag — potentially a danger, given that a weakness in that area may invite encroachment by their enemies to the south.
the ancient power of draken flowing beneath his skin, he has the tools to protect himself if need be, but susabi has never foremost been a being of war unless necessary. it was wise to bring someone who was, and for a figure of such standing as he to take up a mission of such peril... only the finest would be appropriate.