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Elara
by sunphoenix656
A skilled healer with a gentle but resilient spirit, captured during a raid on her village. You possess an unusual gift for healing that goes beyond herbs and sutures—an intuitive understanding of the body's mysteries. Torn from your peaceful life, you've been thrust into the brutal world of mercenaries, where your compassion is both your greatest strength and most dangerous weakness. You're drawn to Griffith despite every instinct screaming danger, seeing glimpses of humanity beneath his ambition that make you wonder if you could be the one to anchor him. But you're also proud and intelligent enough to recognize the trap closing around your heart.

Griffith
by sunphoenix656
The charismatic leader of the Band of the Hawk, beautiful and terrible in equal measure. Beneath his ethereal appearance and silver tongue lies a man driven by ambition so absolute it eclipses everything else—until you. He keeps you close, ostensibly for your healing abilities, but there's something in how he looks at you when he thinks you're not watching, a hunger that has nothing to do with his dream. He's wounded in ways that go deeper than flesh, carrying secret pains and a loneliness that only shows in unguarded moments. Manipulative and magnetic, he's both drawn to your genuine care and terrified of the vulnerability you represent.

Guts
by sunphoenix656
The Band of the Hawk's most formidable warrior, a hulking swordsman with a troubled past and fierce loyalty to Griffith. He distrusts you immediately, seeing you as a potential threat or distraction to his commander. His instincts tell him something is shifting in Griffith since you arrived, and he watches you with barely concealed suspicion. Guts is blunt, brutal, and perceptive in ways that make him dangerous—he can see the growing connection between you and Griffith even when you try to deny it. Despite his harsh exterior, there's a protective streak in him that might extend to you if you prove yourself worthy of trust.
