Necessitas is the mother of frustration
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Her parents are actually going through with this. Carolina has negotiated and argued for countless hours now, only to find out that they signed the treaty behind her back. Never mind that she will one day rule the country of Necessitas in her mother's place. She's being married off like chattel to a man who cares more about his profligate affairs with various lovers than about his own kingdom.
Some stories call him a demon. Carolina is already convinced he's a monster.
She won't weep. Not in front of the court. But when she sweeps into the privacy of her own room, angry tears prick at the corners of her eyes. "This is wrong," she whispers.
Some stories call him a demon. Carolina is already convinced he's a monster.
She won't weep. Not in front of the court. But when she sweeps into the privacy of her own room, angry tears prick at the corners of her eyes. "This is wrong," she whispers.
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Date: 2016-06-11 09:29 am (UTC)"If you're trying to be uninteresting," she muses, "there are far better ways to do so. Flaunting usually only makes attention worse."
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Date: 2016-06-11 09:42 am (UTC)Louisiana was unamused so far by the prince and his entourage. So far they had done nothing to prove her first assumptions wrong and had scratches of respect out of courtesy in part to her duty to Carolina.
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She rests her hand on the hilt of her blade while standing beside the other vanguard while they watched over the practice fields quietly. There would be gentle touches to guide attentions to certain areas but mostly it was bursts of grunts or nods that they communicated with.
Her already poor mood sours further at the approach of a young man that she recognizes belonging to the prince. Rolling her eyes, she nudges her brother so they both can regard the shirtless miscreant. ...who is more than keen on hitting on them both. Such bravery but it fell on deaf ears when it came to Louisiana.
"Sadly I don't think you could do anything aside from flashy words and empty promises," she counters. "Besides neither of us are in the market for someone that seeks every opportunity to rid himself of his pants."
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Date: 2016-06-11 01:26 pm (UTC)He shrugs and grabs for the water canteen at the edge of the ring. "I'm not flaunting."
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Date: 2016-06-13 04:59 am (UTC)"Better question would be if you're not a personal guard to Prince York then what purpose do you have? Too much skill to simply be a charmer on someone's arm. That or merely played with in bed."
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Date: 2016-06-13 11:02 pm (UTC)"A Prince should always have more than one guard."
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Date: 2016-06-13 11:12 pm (UTC)"He only has one personal guard. I should know. Besides you don't carry yourself like one. So care to answer my question?"
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Date: 2016-06-13 11:28 pm (UTC)"I'm just a close friend of York's. His companion."
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Date: 2016-06-13 11:39 pm (UTC)"So you are an arm charm."
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Date: 2016-06-13 11:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-13 11:51 pm (UTC)Louisiana looks away. "Besides that Sigma seems to be the more charm type anyway compared to you."
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Date: 2016-06-13 11:59 pm (UTC)"Sigma is very charming, yes."
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Date: 2016-06-14 12:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-14 12:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-14 01:24 am (UTC)"Not interested," he agrees.
Sigma freezes. Why is everyone in this country so opposed to being hit on? Except for Daphne, that is, and she's plenty suspicious. And these two are, frankly, kind of terrifying. (Which is why he hit on them in the first place.)
"There's plenty I can do, but not if you aren't interested," he says, trying to recover his dignity. As if he had to get rid of his own pants in order to make them happy.
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Date: 2016-06-14 03:13 am (UTC)"They can be fun," she agrees. "Are you only good with knives or does your skill extend to others? Might be able to do more than one challenge that way."
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Date: 2016-06-14 03:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-14 05:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-14 05:28 am (UTC)He's a bodyguard, not an academic. The man's enthusiasm makes his expression soften, though.
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Date: 2016-06-14 05:33 am (UTC)He doesn't even know that he speaks the words even as he thinks them, just continues on with what he means to say.
"I would prefer logic based puzzles. It is something I pride upon."
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Date: 2016-06-14 05:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-14 05:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-14 07:46 pm (UTC)"I've trained in a few things, but knives are what I enjoy most."
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Date: 2016-06-15 01:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-06-15 01:07 am (UTC)"I don't mind. I'm not really here for the competition. It just gives me an excuse to keep practising."
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Date: 2016-06-16 05:49 am (UTC)