RE: A Cordial Invitation
04-18-2018, 08:01 AM
You sigh and force yourself to organize the clutter. It's a great big mess, really. You doubt anything interesting could be underneath this thing.
Huh. What you find is better than expected.
You find an unenchanted amulet. It looks awfully fancy, actually. With your skills, you could possibly enchant this amulet into giving you or anyone else some sort of passive effect, tilting Fate's rolls to be better. That, or you can enchant it to make the wearer happy, contain a spirit, or contain energy in general.
You shrug and put it in your bag.
You search for a thesaurus amidst your clutter. Shuffling around, you do not find your book, but instead, your plush animal named Saurus. What a cute toy! You tuck it in your bag as well. You won't need it, but it's good to remember he's by your side.
Taking off your bedsheet and tying it around as a cape, you don a big grin.
You're ready to make your entrance.
You leave your house, striding up to the guard as confidently as you can, and greet her.
The guard looks at you for about half a second, before she laughs. "Are you-" She giggles. "Are you really going to go in wearing that?"
You huff and puff up your cape, making sure it looks as if it was billowing in the wind. "Of course I am!" The guard doubles over in laughter. "With all due respect, Mx...."
"Catherine," you say. "But you can call me 'Noot'."
"Mx. Noot," she continues. "But you wouldn't want to make a bad impression on these nobles, least of all the queen. Mind you, the queen's nice, but her friends? The ones she invited?" She shakes her head. "Could be better."
You grumble, but concede. She does have a point, after all. You take off your bedsheet and fold it in your hands. "I'll leave it inside my bag, then."
"Your house is right there, though." The guard points to your home, which wasn't very far away at all.
"Maybe I'll need it?" You suggest. You shrug. "I just wanna go there already, it feels like I've been waiting an entire month to go here."
The guard grins and offers you her arm. "Whatever you say. Come along; this scene was worth the wait, at least."
You take her arm, giving her a little huff. "I still think I looked good."
"Of course, Mx. Noot." She laughs. "I like you already. You should come look for me later if you have any trouble in the castle; I'd be glad to assist."
The two of you walk together to the castle. Many of the villagers- some you know, and some you don't- seem to stand and gawk at you. It's obvious already by your clothing you were no noble, so seeing you being escorted by a guard was surprising.
The guard, for her part, looks rather stoic about the affair, choosing to pretend they aren't there. Her eyes dart everywhere, making sure that none of them sought you any harm. "Do you know them?" She asks you after a little while.
"Some of them," you admit. "I see them when I need to do errands."
The guard nods, but her eyes dart around the area anyway. "I hope you're used to the stares, then. I don't think the nobles will be much different, seeing as you're a lower class compared to them."
You nod. Anything less from them would be surprising.
"Do you know about the nobles you're meeting with, anyway? I'm sure the invitation said you'd be meeting with 'others', even if she meant, well." She waves her hand. "Any questions at all?"
Fate has rolled a 17 on a 20-sided die.
Huh. What you find is better than expected.
You find an unenchanted amulet. It looks awfully fancy, actually. With your skills, you could possibly enchant this amulet into giving you or anyone else some sort of passive effect, tilting Fate's rolls to be better. That, or you can enchant it to make the wearer happy, contain a spirit, or contain energy in general.
You shrug and put it in your bag.
You search for a thesaurus amidst your clutter. Shuffling around, you do not find your book, but instead, your plush animal named Saurus. What a cute toy! You tuck it in your bag as well. You won't need it, but it's good to remember he's by your side.
Taking off your bedsheet and tying it around as a cape, you don a big grin.
You're ready to make your entrance.
You leave your house, striding up to the guard as confidently as you can, and greet her.
Fate has rolled a 17 on a 20-sided die.
The guard looks at you for about half a second, before she laughs. "Are you-" She giggles. "Are you really going to go in wearing that?"
You huff and puff up your cape, making sure it looks as if it was billowing in the wind. "Of course I am!" The guard doubles over in laughter. "With all due respect, Mx...."
"Catherine," you say. "But you can call me 'Noot'."
"Mx. Noot," she continues. "But you wouldn't want to make a bad impression on these nobles, least of all the queen. Mind you, the queen's nice, but her friends? The ones she invited?" She shakes her head. "Could be better."
You grumble, but concede. She does have a point, after all. You take off your bedsheet and fold it in your hands. "I'll leave it inside my bag, then."
"Your house is right there, though." The guard points to your home, which wasn't very far away at all.
"Maybe I'll need it?" You suggest. You shrug. "I just wanna go there already, it feels like I've been waiting an entire month to go here."
The guard grins and offers you her arm. "Whatever you say. Come along; this scene was worth the wait, at least."
You take her arm, giving her a little huff. "I still think I looked good."
"Of course, Mx. Noot." She laughs. "I like you already. You should come look for me later if you have any trouble in the castle; I'd be glad to assist."
You've gained a new friend: Castle Guard.
The two of you walk together to the castle. Many of the villagers- some you know, and some you don't- seem to stand and gawk at you. It's obvious already by your clothing you were no noble, so seeing you being escorted by a guard was surprising.
The guard, for her part, looks rather stoic about the affair, choosing to pretend they aren't there. Her eyes dart everywhere, making sure that none of them sought you any harm. "Do you know them?" She asks you after a little while.
"Some of them," you admit. "I see them when I need to do errands."
The guard nods, but her eyes dart around the area anyway. "I hope you're used to the stares, then. I don't think the nobles will be much different, seeing as you're a lower class compared to them."
You nod. Anything less from them would be surprising.
"Do you know about the nobles you're meeting with, anyway? I'm sure the invitation said you'd be meeting with 'others', even if she meant, well." She waves her hand. "Any questions at all?"