"If you knew who I am, you would have tried to kill me on sight. And you would have learned humility."
"And who, exactly, are you?"
"See for yourselves. Those of light read it as 'anointed,' but to you....this mark means death."
A "prisoner" of war is biding his time, waiting for the right moment...his enemies don't know this, but while he may be the one in chains, it is they who are imprisoned.
This is a worldbuilding piece for a game I hope to make eventually!