𐀔°.⋆ The city praises him as Velvane’s great builder, the iron hand that pulled steel and glass into the sky. His family believes him the product of their strict bloodline, they don’t see the tattoos hidden under silk sleeves, the quiet meetings in shadowed rooms, the contracts written in blood as well as ink. Lucius learned long ago that secrets are weapons, and he wields his with precision, never revealing more than he must, always keeping the truth coiled beneath the surface. ⋆.°𐀔