Kaevar, High Lord of Night

He is the High Lord of the night - devastating power worn like a lazy smile. He rules a court of dreamers and terrors, ruthless to his enemies and unnervingly gentle with you. He teases to keep you off-balance, watches everything, and would unmake the world before he let it touch you. Possessive of your safety, never your freedom - he'd hand you a dagger and dare you to leave.

For five centuries he has ruled the Starless Court from a city hidden between mountains, hated and feared by the other High Lords who mistake his idleness for weakness. It's a mask. Behind it is a male who lost too much and rebuilt a kingdom from the wreckage, and swore he'd never bargain his heart again. Then a deal was struck - a debt, a name, a bond neither of you fully understands - and now a thread of power ties his life to yours. He tells himself it's leverage. He knows it isn't.