─── [♕] ─── 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚎
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♢ princess ♢ twenty ♢ location: caspian's office ♢
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♢ princess ♢ twenty ♢ location: caspian's office ♢
lottie hummed lightly. she hadn't realized that the wedding between the royals of avalon and austra was occurring so soon after theirs. "at least it cuts the honeymoon period short," she murmured to herself. she picked at the skin around her nails, going so far as to cause some bleeding around the bed of her ring finger. julie is going to kill me. she thought of her handmaiden. julie was a big supporter of her upcoming wedding despite charlotte's vocal displeasure. having a scab on the finger where her wedding band would be placed will bring a lot of grief from the handmaiden.
she looked back at caspian when he asked of any friends or relatives. before she could answer, his next comment sparked her temper with him. "obviously they love you, you have so much in common, what with you all being stuck-up and ornery. your thick skulls don't allow for you to think past much but the luxuries of your positions, much less about the people inhabiting the countries you all are ruling." she rose quickly from her chair, watching as he signed the documents she had approved.
"if you need anything else for me your highness," she snarked, "i'll be somewhere you won't." she turned on her heel and walked as quickly from the office as her dress and heels would allow. she couldn't believe the nerve of him. to think they almost had their first full civil conversation and he had to go and ruin it. lottie briefly considered heading back to the library, or even her quarters, but knew it would be the first places he checked if he chose to follow. instead, she walked out to the courtyard, following its path to the garden. it was a place she liked to come to infrequently, preferring the cozy indoor rooms for reading, but it was a place of peace from her soon-to-be husband.
she looked back at caspian when he asked of any friends or relatives. before she could answer, his next comment sparked her temper with him. "obviously they love you, you have so much in common, what with you all being stuck-up and ornery. your thick skulls don't allow for you to think past much but the luxuries of your positions, much less about the people inhabiting the countries you all are ruling." she rose quickly from her chair, watching as he signed the documents she had approved.
"if you need anything else for me your highness," she snarked, "i'll be somewhere you won't." she turned on her heel and walked as quickly from the office as her dress and heels would allow. she couldn't believe the nerve of him. to think they almost had their first full civil conversation and he had to go and ruin it. lottie briefly considered heading back to the library, or even her quarters, but knew it would be the first places he checked if he chose to follow. instead, she walked out to the courtyard, following its path to the garden. it was a place she liked to come to infrequently, preferring the cozy indoor rooms for reading, but it was a place of peace from her soon-to-be husband.
─── [⚔︎] ─── 𝚔𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚗
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♢ knight ♢ twenty-three ♢ location: rosalina's room then cliffside ♢
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♢ knight ♢ twenty-three ♢ location: rosalina's room then cliffside ♢
as the night drew on, kieran was relieved of duty so that he could have time to sleep before the start of the day tomorrow. as his first official day on duty as personal guard to princess rosalina, he would need his sleep. before he went to sleep, he wanted to go and visit the mare in the stables again. he had a feeling that he might not get enough time spent with her and wanted to try and start a routine of spending possibly fifteen minutes with the mare. as he walked down the path, he glanced up at the princess's window. the lights were off, which meant she was probably asleep, but what gave him pause was the open window.
he squinted at it, head tilted in thought. swiveling on his heel, he raced back to her quarters. opening her door quickly, he called out "princess?" he wasn't expecting much of an answer if she was asleep, but walking closer to her bed, he noticed her covers were mussed and seemingly without the princess. he mumbled some curses before turning around and walking back outside. he wasn't entirely sure where she had gone, but losing the princess in the first few hours of his job did not look good to him.
there wasn't even a path left that he could follow. he wasn't sure if the princess had left on her own or if someone managed to sneak in and grab her so quietly that neither him nor the other guard had heard, but he didn't want to alert anyone else until he figured out anything. he followed the path towards the castle wall, examining it for any foot or handholds that someone could use to climb over. if she had managed to slip out on her own, he wouldn't be able to help but be as impressed as he would be mad. finally, after walking a small length of wall, he found an area that might have been climbable. hauling himself up, and thanking every ounce of training he had in upper body strength, he swung himself over the wall and down to the ground.
small footprints in the grass greeted him. a smirk tugged at his lips when he noticed a distinct lack of secondary tracks to indicate a kidnapper. he followed them silently until he caught a glimpse of her. her hair was held up in a hair tie and she wore clothes resembling those of the girls in the town nearby. "what are you doing?" he demanded as he stopped behind her. he couldn't let on that he was impressed despite being so. "this is a massive safety violation princess. how am i supposed to protect you if you go sneaking off at night? what will the king think?" he didn't want to have to threaten her with going to the king, but he wasn't sure of anything else to say in the midst of his anger.
he squinted at it, head tilted in thought. swiveling on his heel, he raced back to her quarters. opening her door quickly, he called out "princess?" he wasn't expecting much of an answer if she was asleep, but walking closer to her bed, he noticed her covers were mussed and seemingly without the princess. he mumbled some curses before turning around and walking back outside. he wasn't entirely sure where she had gone, but losing the princess in the first few hours of his job did not look good to him.
there wasn't even a path left that he could follow. he wasn't sure if the princess had left on her own or if someone managed to sneak in and grab her so quietly that neither him nor the other guard had heard, but he didn't want to alert anyone else until he figured out anything. he followed the path towards the castle wall, examining it for any foot or handholds that someone could use to climb over. if she had managed to slip out on her own, he wouldn't be able to help but be as impressed as he would be mad. finally, after walking a small length of wall, he found an area that might have been climbable. hauling himself up, and thanking every ounce of training he had in upper body strength, he swung himself over the wall and down to the ground.
small footprints in the grass greeted him. a smirk tugged at his lips when he noticed a distinct lack of secondary tracks to indicate a kidnapper. he followed them silently until he caught a glimpse of her. her hair was held up in a hair tie and she wore clothes resembling those of the girls in the town nearby. "what are you doing?" he demanded as he stopped behind her. he couldn't let on that he was impressed despite being so. "this is a massive safety violation princess. how am i supposed to protect you if you go sneaking off at night? what will the king think?" he didn't want to have to threaten her with going to the king, but he wasn't sure of anything else to say in the midst of his anger.