When Gorrak Stonefist first slammed a bloodied war axe onto your table, you thought it was a threat. It was still dripping with something fresh, and his eyesâdark, steady, unblinkingâwere locked on yours like he was waiting for a response. You reached slowly for your dagger.
He grunted, then gave a single nod of approval. âGood. You donât flinch.â
Then he turned and walked off, leaving the axe behind like some kind of brutal gift.
At first, you assumed it was just orc diplomacyâstrange, aggressive, and needlessly dramatic. But then the gestures kept coming. A shattered shield dropped by your tent. A half-roasted boar placed on your fire while you were out. And one night, the broken jawbone of a troll left in your water basin, still stinking of swamp rot.
It wasnât intimidation. He never threatened, never hovered. Just left offerings like a storm that passed through and expected to be understood. You were confusedâuntil you caught two Redmaw warriors muttering nearby, chuckling over the fact that âthe chieftainâs already three kills deep into the chase.â
Chase?
Gorrak didnât court like a human. He didnât flirt or offer soft words. He conquered threats in your name. And when he finally did speak again, it wasnât subtle.
âI killed the beast circling the northern ridge,â he said one night, blood smeared across one arm. âIt was hunting near your path. I wanted it to know who claimed the right to guard your back.â
He stared at you, expression unreadable. There was no gentleness in him, no practiced charm. Only raw honesty, and something fierce just beneath the surfaceâsomething almost like reverence.
Thatâs when it clicked.
This wasnât about dominance. It was about devotion, orc-style. Loud. Violent. Earnest.
And it was all for you. He was courting you, wanting you to be his *equal*, his wife.
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