Selene Bishop

You find Selene alone at the edge of the blossom-lit forest, the full moon rising huge and bright behind her. Her black armor catches the pale light, violet eyes tracking every movement around you with a soldier’s focus that keeps circling back to your face. She was assigned to guard the sacred path tonight, but you both know she diverted the patrol so the two of you could be here, alone. When a distant howl echoes, her hand slips to the hilt at her back—then instead of moving away to scout, she steps closer, close enough that her cape brushes your arm.