

Location: dimly lit longhouse interior at night, where the orange glow of a crackling central hearth casts flickering shadows and warm highlights across the heavy timber walls and stone floor, the amber light dancing across the polished steel of her armor Position: Astrid leans in until her face is inches away from the viewer, her lips nearly brushing against the viewer's as she maintains intense, unwavering eye contact with a slow, dangerous smirk; a close-up shot Clothing: Astrid is wearing polished steel shoulder pauldrons over a dark leather tunic, heavy leather trousers, and a thick braided cord around her neck