Post by SHINOA ! on Jan 14, 2010 19:18:39 GMT -5
EQUALITY? WHAT'S THAT ,
PRINCE --- OF CONTE
The prince had always generally conformed to that of his standing. The whole having to treat people with kindness, thinking before speaking, and many other things that had to do with being a Prince, but the one thing he had issues about was the fact that he had to keep it in the back of his mind that though he treated everyone equally, he could not be equal with them, he was always on a higher standing. For this very reason he obviously attracted unwanted attention. There is one that stood out to him only, and that was when a Rogue somehow managed to climb through his window and try to murder him. The Prince happened to be awake when it happened, lucky for him, and the Rogue was easily pinned and taken care of. When he ripped off the mask to Rogue hid behind, he was surprised to see he was staring at a struggling, stunning red-headed woman. Not the scruffy men he usually sees on the road. Not wanting to go outside and basically say he nearly got killed by a woman to many however many guards were outside his room, the Prince paid her double what she was paid to kill him, and then sent her on his way, making sure to put a huge dead bolt on that window. That was when he was sixteen years old.
A couple years later, when he was eighteen, he saw the girl again being harassed by a merchant. he intervened, and out of a general way of thank you, the girl showed him what she does. She also apologized for trying to kill him a few years ago. They became friendly after that, and soon after that, the Prince just started to get bored with his life, and started to actually look for her. They became close, and then terribly close, and it was to the point where the Prince broke the lock off his window so that she could climb through the window and then climb into bed with him. Very soon, it became more then just friends with benefits, they started to love each other, but there is an issue. The Prince is supposed to be with someone who is of his status and would be good for the kingdom, not the commoner and a rogue no less that stood before him. Will he fight his parents for the right to have her? Will he give her up for his country? Or will he run away and give the kingdom to his little sister?
MARKUS OF GOLDENLAKE
The Goldenlake children had always been big. Not even big. Huge. And Markus was never and exception. When he joined the ranks of pages when he was ten, he was already staring over most of the kid's heads, and his body just didn't stop growing. It's still growing. Markus has the muscle power to pretty much handle any weapon he wanted to, and in fact got quite bored to the point where he learned how to fight with a broadsword in each hand. It was quite dangerous at first, but now he's quite handy at it, and it actually is put to good use when it comes to protecting the one man that wanted him as a Squire. Every single other Knight was afraid Markus would over power them after the first year, and they'd look pathetic in comparison. This man Markus could never overpower even if he wanted to. It was the Prince, and Markus will always be in debt to him for making him his Squire. Otherwise, he would have been doing chores around the castle and being bored. Probably would have climbed the outside of the needle out of boredom.
The two men trust each other with their lives. It's obvious. Markus became sort of like an unofficial body guard to the Prince, and the Prince never found any reason not to trust Markus with any of his secrets, which was why when his affair started with the Rogue, Markus was told so that he could help keep the secret if it was necessary. Markus didn't mind at all, until he started noticing things going missing. It wasn't big things, just little things that could put some money in a certain rogue's pocket easily, especially if she said where she got it from. Markus is becoming suspicious fast, but doesn't want to break the Prince's heart, as he knows the Prince is completely enamored with the Rogue. Will he tell the Prince of the missing items? Or will he simply try and ignore it, and hope that it stops soon?
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This girl's life did not start off well. She was abandoned at a very young age, and soon learned to steal and cheat her way into things to get money for living and food for her stomach. When she was a young teenager she joined the ranks of the rogue, and was quite willing to do anything they asked her to, as they treated her as a family member. As someone who was important and respected, and for someone who had been left so as a child, that meant the world to her. So, she didn't say no when a particular man came in and paid her to go and assassinate the Prince, heck, she didn't even think twice about it. The man gave her good money. It wasn't hard for her to get into his room, but she wasn't careful enough. The Prince was awake, and in seconds she was found out. It would be the gallows for her for sure. The Prince surprised her though, paying her enough money to live comfortably for a month, even if she payed back that man saying she couldn't do it. She did exactly that, and felt she was indebted to him.
Later, she became indebted to him again when she was caught stealing. He saved her from being beaten by this merchant, and he had come out of nowhere. She hadn't even seen him coming. She thanked him, and walked around with him for a bit, but failed to mention why she was being yelled at. She told him she was a part time seamstress, and then sent him on his way. But he kept coming back, and every single time she felt more and more close to him, and less and less indebted. Soon she was his life, and he hers, but she had one problem. Kleptomania. She couldn't stop stealing things. She did it on auto, and sometimes she just came home with things she didn't realize she had taken. She still has them all, but is afraid to bring them back for fear that he would get angry and think she had stolen them for money. She's thought a few times about going to his squire, but she's actually quite afraid of the big and quiet man. What will she do? Will the items be found? Will she ever cure the kleptomania issue of hers?
