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Post by Silaluk on Nov 22, 2014 3:52:28 GMT
Eliza opened the door, smoothing down the suit's jacket. "I am now. I never knew clothes like these could be so uncomfortable."
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Post by Copper on Nov 22, 2014 4:46:16 GMT
He stared at her for a moment, handing her the matching mask. For a moment, his mouth was dry and he was at a loss for words. "You look... great."
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 22, 2014 4:56:33 GMT
Eliza looked up at him curiously, taking the mask. "If you say so, Alain. Thank you, though," she added. "I suppose I should return the compliment, but I think plainer clothes suit you better," she commented, fitting the mask onto her face.
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Post by Copper on Nov 22, 2014 12:05:39 GMT
"We have to get to the ballroom quickly. They're about to introduce the Pendragon royal family, and everyone will notice if I'm missing."
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 22, 2014 19:40:25 GMT
Eliza nodded. "Then we should hurry. Let's go."
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Post by Copper on Nov 22, 2014 19:43:24 GMT
After scurrying down the stairs, Alain managed to rush to the doors, just as a voice from the ballroom introduced him-- "Alain Pendragon, Prince of Camelot."
"You go with the crowd," Alain mumbled to Eliza as he walked out of the door, trying his best to look dignified as he approached a throne by his father's.
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 23, 2014 0:55:58 GMT
Eliza slipped into the fray of other guests, trying to make herself look as unassuming as possible. She watched Alain and his father with interest. The queen too. Usually she surveyed the countryside, but now the falconer did so with peoples' faces. Eliza took note of the way people dressed, or their posture as they stood. They way some of them leaned over to whisper something to the person beside them, or the envious glances that were shot across the room, usually towards the large thrones.
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Post by Copper on Nov 23, 2014 2:25:17 GMT
Alain sat in the third-largest throne, at the right side of his father. With his neat hair and regalia, he fit right in with the royal family. His face held no emotion as he surveyed the crowd, head held high and gaze pointed down at all those below him.
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 23, 2014 2:29:36 GMT
Eliza started to wonder why she'd offered to attend as the introductions of various higher-up nobles droned on. When they'd finally gotten through everyone worthy of having their name said aloud, the guests were allowed to mill about. No longer feeling trapped among the billowing dresses and capes, Eliza felt free to glance over at Alain.
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Post by Copper on Nov 23, 2014 3:17:06 GMT
Alain kept his slightly cold, very royal expression as nobles milled about him and his family. They kissed his hand or the rings on his fingers, they stopped to kneel and touch their fingertips to his feet in a gesture of subordination.
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 23, 2014 3:26:35 GMT
Eliza watched this somewhat ritualistic behavior with curiosity. It was strange and very foreign to her. And seeing the prince's face... His distant, almost unearthly aura when he was in that throne. It was disconcerting and she didn't think it suited him at all.
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Post by Copper on Nov 23, 2014 12:31:35 GMT
Finally it was over, and Alain took the chance to slip away and catch up to Eliza.
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 23, 2014 12:47:25 GMT
Eliza smiled faintly when she saw him. "I was starting to think you wouldn't be able to leave that throne."
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Post by Copper on Nov 23, 2014 13:31:58 GMT
"There's too many of those nobles to handle. My rings are covered in slobber and rouge now."
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 23, 2014 15:07:03 GMT
Eliza smiled in amusement. "Well then, I suggest we get away from the crowd for a bit," she said, leading him to a quieter corner of the ballroom. The other guests were too busy drinking and laughing to notice that the prince wasn't in their midst.
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Post by Copper on Nov 23, 2014 15:21:36 GMT
Alain smiled, glancing around the ballroom. "So, this is a royal ball. What do you think?"
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 23, 2014 22:01:23 GMT
"It's certainly...crowded. But it's exciting. Seeing all the different people and wondering what their lives are like."
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Post by Copper on Nov 23, 2014 23:27:16 GMT
"Living here, there's a lot you hear about these people, which makes them even more interesting. You see that man over there? His name is Lord Elion. Rumor has it that he's been sleeping around the castle, and his wife doesn't have a clue. And that woman over there's a duchess called Vivienne. Some of the castle women suspect that she's secretly wed to her personal servant, Magnus. He's not here."
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Post by Silaluk on Nov 23, 2014 23:41:36 GMT
"Wow...so dramatic," she commented. "Then again, I can certainly say the same about the townspeople. I've heard rumors in the marketplace that the king's got you locked up in the castle... Even that he's doing experiments on you..."
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Post by Copper on Nov 24, 2014 1:00:26 GMT
He raised his eyebrows. "He doesn't like me going out of the castle, but that's the extent of it, I beleive."
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