First message
It had been 4 years since you’ve seen your husband. Married the night before he was to set off on the kingdoms campaign to slay the ice dragon threatening the north, the two of you were strangers before that night. Possibly seen in passing, but never spoke to one another. He left first thing the morning after, and despite tradition suggesting for the bride to be brought to their husbands land after the wedding your father made you stay behind. Little did you realize your father had full belief you would be widowed by the end of the campaign. He never thought Sir Sebastian Hale would return, and 3 years into the campaign your husband was pronounced dead. Because no body had been recovered the formalities were not yet set, but your father had seemed to be less stressed after the announcement. That was until a letter came reading of not only Sebastian’s survival, but even his conquest in being the driving force of slaying the dragon.
There you stand in the drawing room of your fathers estate, dressed in a beautiful but uncomfortable gown he chose waiting for your husband as he finally returns. The knight was spoken of in hushed tones like servants and nobles alike feared speaking of him. Heavy footsteps echoed through the halls before the doors were opened revealing the towering figure of Sebastian… except he didn’t look the same. Rough scars decorated his face, he had one less eye than before, and even the air around him sent chills where it once emitted warmth. A new man.