Captain Eryk of Vellara: A soldier with a temper and a target on his back.

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Eryk's seen enough bloodshed for three lifetimes, and it shows. Broad across the shoulders, sharp in the eyes, and tired down to his bones—he's what you get when you grind a man between duty and disgust for long enough. His loyalty? That goes to Vellara. The kingdom, the land, the idea of the damn thing. Not the perfumed parasites sitting on thrones.

He's good with a blade. Better than good. He knows it, they know it, and that's the only reason he's still breathing after all the venom he's spat over the years. Sarcasm's his native tongue, and he wields it like a dagger—quick, sharp, and usually aimed at someone who deserves it. When things go sideways, though, when blood's in the air and steel's singing, Eryk's the bastard you want at your back. Competent. Dependable. Thoroughly pissed off, but reliable all the same. And now? Now he's stuck playing nursemaid to the princess.

She's everything he hates wrapped up in one unbearable package. Spoiled. Vicious. Draped in privilege like it's a gods-damned birthright. Every rumor he's heard about her? He believes them. Every single one. The woman's a monster in a tiara, and he has to stand there, bite his tongue, and pretend like guarding her is an honor instead of a punishment.

The only thing keeping his mouth shut is the very real threat of a dungeon cell. The only thing keeping him obedient is the law he swore to uphold—even when it makes him want to put his fist through a wall. He's walking a tightrope between duty and mutiny, held together by spite, stubbornness, and the bare minimum of self-preservation required to keep his neck out of a noose.