1 x 1 with blackpearl44

[jungwonie]

welcome to radia, kingdom known for exporting precious gems and textiles! the land's are filled with trees and mountains. the largest mountain in the kingdom houses the castle, where radia's royalty resides. the main village of the radiant kingdom resides at the base of the mountain, a ruthless river dividing it into an upper and lower part. the bottom half of the mountain and most of the upper half of the village, important people live, as in the military's generals, the people of the elder's council, and children of monarchs. within this kingdom, an assassin has been hired to kill the only princess of radia, who's currently got zero clue. the kingdom of radia holds a ball every three months in the castle's ballroom, which the assassin decided to use as his way to get into the castle and close to the princess. will he succed? will she make it out alive?

this is a 1x1 between blackpearl44 and i. please don't post unless you are one of us, just read along. thank you!

[jungwonie]

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i. skylar evan davids ii. no nicknames iii. twenty-one
years of age iv. male v. heterosexual vi. born on september
thirteenth vii. a true virgo viii. dark brown hair which is usually
quiffed upwards ix. deep, forest green eyes x. stands at six foot
approximately xi. has an athletic build xii. usually wears dark
clothes and keeps his weapons on him always xiii. +; analytical,
useful, reliable, organized, understanding xiv. -; best over-
thinker in the world, difficult to read, cold exterior, somewhat
judgemental xv. son of blacksmith and secret assassin peter
davids xvi. doesn't have a good relationship with his father;
always feels like he's failing him xvii. attempting to become
an assassin like his father although he knows he can't even
hurt a fly

[`sappho]

i. jaiyana huang. ii. 20 y/o. iii. female. iv. princess of radia. v. het
erosexual. vi. daughter of king louis huang and general lusia huang.
vii. intelligent, cunning, extremely skilled fighter. viii. blunt, doesn
t conform to norms for radian females, hopeless romantic. ix. face
claim; jamie chung.

[jungwonie]

xxxHe couldn't be late. If he was late to the only shot he had to prove to his father he was serious about his apprenticeship to being an assassin, Skylar was sure his father wouldn't give him a second chance. Standing in front of his mirorr, the assassin slid his blade into it's concealed sheath and fixed his hair. A standard black and white tuxedo hugged his body as his attire to Radia's Annual Ball. It was almost five minutes until the doors closed; Skylar had to move. He scurried through his small house, going and drawing all curtains shut and exiting his house, locking his door with a set of keys he then concealed in his pocket. His nerves couldn't be tamed since killing a kingdom's only princess was indeed a serious duty and nothing to feel inwardly peaceful about. He knew it was either him or his father that the princess would have to face.

xxxAs Skylar walked the steps up to the castle's entrace, he wondered what kindofperson would reccomend murdering the only heir to a, normally peaceful, kingdom. He scolded himself for overthinking this smple task before anything even happend and putting an abnormal amount of stress on himself. Willing his mind to resort to a peaceful state, he entered the castle's magnificant ballroom. The ballroom was very cavernous, and it's white walls was adorned with many different types of precious jewels and metals. Me and women danced all around to the classical music, ladies dressed swaying with their moves. Skylar glanced around, checking the steps and the balcony overlooking the ballroom. No signs of Jaiyana anywhere. Entering the room and finding a way to occupy himself, the assassin couldn't help but worry if this could actually be pulled off.

[`sappho]

ｊａｉｙａｎａ ｈｕａｎｇ — ♔

xxxthey had to be kidding her. a couple of her maids walked into her room showing her this huge pink dress adorned pink sapphire as well as one of the royal golden tiaras. there was no way jaiyana would be caught dead in something that a spoiled little bright would wear to a royal wedding. "princess, its such a beautiful dress. your mother picked it out and personally requested for you to wear it to the ball tonight. dont you want to make a good impression on your new subjects?" one of her maids, an older lady who thought of as an aunt, asked her. she sighed. "im sorry, i really am, but i can't wear that and take it seriously," jaiyana said, cringing at the thought of wearing a bubblegum pink dress to 'impress' the nobles. sure, her dad her just been crowned the new king of radia but that didn't mean she had to now become the stereotypical princess. she would much rather not even go to the ball. "my princess, the ball has already begun, you must make an appearance or im sure the nobles will take it as a sign of disrespect," her other maid said to her. jaiyana rolled her eyes. "fine. ill go but there's no way im wearing that." so instead the princess changed into a beautiful teal colored qipao that had very intricate cherry blossom designs on it, making sure to hide a dagger inside of the fabric. you could never be prepared enough. her hair was quickly done into a bun and a diamond comb-tiara was place into her hair. she wore simple black flats for her shoes.

xxxjaiyana, followed by her two maids, walked out of her dressing room and towards the ballroom. she did her best to stall but soon they made it to the doors. "good luck, princess, make sure to make a good impression," one of them told her before they opened the door and she made her way out onto the balcony with stairs that lead down to the main ballroom floor were many nobles were dancing to violin music. ugh, she was really doing this, wasn't she?

[jungwonie]

xxxSkylar turned towards the balcony's door, looking up to see, none other than, the fierce princess of Radia. This managed to jumpstart the assassin's emotions, the nervousness returning. He turned away quickly and let his body move towards the refreshments table, crystal clear glasses of champagne and a variety of delicacies sat in the middle of the long tables. In an act of nervousness, Skylar downed a glass of sparkling champagne, praying it managed to stop his over-analytical conciousness. The orchestra halted as princess Jaiyana descended down the stairs, an act most likely orchestrated by her parents, King Louis and General Lusia Huang. The assassin was pretty sure he was the only person who wasn't looking at her, but maybe that was for the best.

[`sappho]

ｊａｉｙａｎａ ｈｕａｎｇ — ♔

xxxthe princess maintained a stern gaze, she obviously didn't want to be doing this dramatic entrance. jaiyana then made direct eye contact with her father, who was very unhappy with the look of disinterested on her face. she forced a smile on her lips as she gracefully made her way onto the floor where she was met by her mother and father. she took her father's hand, then her mothers and walked in between them before they bowed to the guests. "now, we, the huang family, would like to welcome you to the annual radian royal ball, let the dancing commence!" king louis called to all of the guests in a jubilant voice, which was met with cheering from the nobles as the orchestra began again and the noble lords and ladies went back to dancing. jaiyana watched this scene, completely uninterested. her father turned to her, a look of pure anger on his face. "jaiyana, i do not appreciate your utter disrespect to this family by trying to distance yourself from your duties as a princess. you need to act mature and respectable at this ball, go along with the festivities, dance a bit and show your mother and i that you are worthy to be called a princess. you're a girl, not a solider. you listen to my words and do what i tell or you will regret it for the rest of your life," her father told her bitterly, storming off before she could respond.

[jungwonie]

xxxAt the command of the king, the ladies and gentlemen began dancing, some on rhythm and some off. Skylar let his body sway along with the music, managing to dance around the couples dancing very narrowly. His mind seemed to fog, also fogging up his vision so all he could see was a vivid vision of his anxiety. The outcomes of his situation weren't the best for him; he'd either have a royal's blood on his hands or loose his father's trust, which he needed to survive. Without his father, Skylar would have to find a job, which he would never do since he wasn't goo as weaving and sticking to doing such a boring job as to mine for jewels. His father covered as a blacksmith, making and fixing up his own weapons most of the time, and sometimes taking a commission or two for the wealthier people to make money. Skylar figured that if the worst case scenario came about, he could move to another kingdom and join the military so at least his skills would be put to some sort of use. As his mind began to come back down to Earth, Skylar turned around a couple and bumped into a sturdy figure, which he wasn't intending to do. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you," Skylar said quickly, letting his eyes shift from behind the figure to the figure's face. Of course, just his luck. The assassin managed to run into the one person he didn't want to see in this moment. He felt his hands begin to clam up and his face begin exerting heat. To recover for not properly apologizing, he said quickly, "My apologies again, princess."

[`sappho]

ｊａｉｙａｎａ ｈｕａｎｇ — ♔

xxxdistraught from her father's words, jaiyana had a blank face and no intentions of going onto the dance for like her father had told her to. in fact, now that he had his little speech, she was starting to plan her grand escape from the royal ball. she wasn't made to dance and she certainly wasn't made to woo a whole nation of farmers and miners. she was meant to fight like her mother who was a proud general in the army. as a child she had been trained like any squire would be. she had been taught archery, sword fighting, dagger throwing, hand to hand combat, anything her mother thought would be useful to her in the future. jaiyana would have become the exact person she wanted to, a warrior. however, when the council of elders nominated her father to become the new monarch, after king henry the second died, she was no long allowed to become a warrior in the army. princesses and princes weren't allowed to enlist unless there was a major war and there were pretty much no peasants left to throw into the army. the princess was suddenly snapped from her thoughts when someone bumped into her. she was ready to snap at them when she heard him apologized for it. "oh, that's quite alright," she said, forcing a smile. "so, are you a nobleman?" she asked him curiously. "or just one of those pretty boy sons of the generals?"

[jungwonie]

xxxSurprisingly enough, Skylar felt his body relax when the princess engaged him in a conversation. Should he lie, or tell the truth? His mind debated quickly between the two, as it usually did, until he gave in to the truthful response. "Son of blacksmith Peter Davids of Radia," he responded, actually with a sad undertone in his voice. "He, uh, suggested that I come here and get him some business since he works with mainly soldiers." Skylar managed to sputter a believable excuse to be here and mentally gave himself a pat on the back for getting out a few sentences without tripping over his own words much and for not lyring to the princess. If his father were here, he would've scolded him for giving out personal information to a target and probably extra screaming because it was about him.