The Pretend Princess [First Post: Open]
Posted: March 30th, 2020, 2:17 am
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"Well, hello little lady! What brings you to Fellsguard this day?"
Daena looked up at the man - a guard, she supposed, judging from his uniform, obvious sense of pride in wearing it, though the obvious give away was the sword at his hip and the fact that he was waiting for her at this place and asking such questions. Having managed to slip into the only nice clothes she had, cursing like a drunk, grumpy Dwarf, rather than a dainty little half-faery, Daena was well presented. She wore a modest dress of light blue, cut low, but not enough to show any cleavage - not that she had much to show on that front - but enough to show off the winking silver which held a twinkling aquamarine stone, and short enough to stop just at her knees. Well, her pendant looked like an aquamarine gem, but in reality it was just a cleverly cut piece of glass. As were the stones that studded her silver ear cuffs, and that sparkled from the slender chains entwined in her pale hair.
"Good afternoon, good sir," she said, even giving a slight bob before looking back up to him with a gentle smile, looking right into his eyes, before blushing. "I'm sorry for being a little shy. Where I come from, we don't have such handsome men wearing uniforms and carrying swords! I'm afraid I'm a little out of sorts!"
The guard, young and not unattractive, seemed rather pleased with that, giving her a modest grin. "Well, thank you miss! Don't think the lads would quite agree with you on that."
She gave a girlish laugh, and then held out a slender hand. Three of her fingers boasted rings, all silver, each set with blue stones of varying hues. "Then I suspect they say such things out of pure jealousy." She even winked! My name is Kiara Daana, and I am here to see family and to take up a job working with House Enlann." She bit her lip and glanced away, as if bashful. "What people would say if they saw me now, flirting in such a manner! I can hear my dear governess now! 'A lady should never be so bold!" She giggled. "Promise not to tell?" She looked back to him with a most delightful smile.
The man laughed, he was nearly the colour of a ruby! He took her hand, and for a moment looked as if he might kiss it! Though thankfully he only held it, gently and briefly before letting go. His ego had been firmly bolstered by this encountered. "You're asking me not to tell my friends I flirted with a Faery Princess? That's just cruel! My name is Jimmy, miss." He shook his head, still chuckling. He had even puffed his chest out a little, and the look of joy on his face was endearing.
But then he had to ruin it. "If you have your papers for House Enlann, I am sure that I can have you taken there directly?"
Damn. She had been delighted at being called a 'princess'!"I should be going to my family's home first, I must look an awful fright after such a long journey!" She didn't - she had made sure she didn't! "But you are so very kind to offer. Kind and handsome! Your good lady wife is quite lucky!"
The guard gave a look of false modesty - this was obviously all going to his head - and shrugged while scratching the back of his head - not failing to make sure he flexed his arm as he did. "I'm afraid there's not a lass in my life. Too much working."
Daena managed to pull off a convincing look of sympathy. "How unfortunate for you - and for the ladies out there! I am quite sure someone will snap you up before you know it. Especially in such a dashing uniform! And thank you, for your offer, but I can find my way. You have a wonderful day - " Oh damn, what was his name again? "Noble guardsman." she finished, a near break in her character.
"I wouldn't recommend walking the streets in this area by yourself Miss Kiara." He was persistent. "A beautiful young girl like you - and I'm afraid people can be a little intolerant of people who aren't human - not me, of course!" he added, quickly. "I think the Fae are - well you certainly are - well, I just think you should have an escort, is all."
Holding back a sigh of frustration, Daena forced another sweet smile - which she was getting quite sick of having to do - and nodded. "Of course, and you are so kind to help me! Just let me check if I have everything." She swung her small pack around that contained her travelling clothes, money, and a lot of very cheap jewellery and began to look through it. While her head was bowed, her blue eyes were scanning around them, before spying a man laughing with his friends, a tankard in his hand.
Her eyes narrowed as she focused on it, and then pulled.
Jimmy yelped in surprise and pain as the tankard was yanked from the man's hand, flew through the air, and hit the unprepared guard right on the back of the head.
Daena managed a surprised gasp, even managing to look frightened. "That man attacked you!" She clutched her bag towards her. "Do you think it was aimed at me? Oh this is so very scary!"
Jimmy turned around and spied the young man, who was looking at his hand in puzzled surprise. He glanced back to Daena. "You just wait here, miss. I won't be a moment."
Daena nodded her head, eyes wide. "Of course! But do be careful!"
Once he had turned and began to march over to the nervous and puzzled man, Daena's face chnaged from the picture of innocence and charm, to give an exasperated sigh, and turned quickly to lose herself in the crowd.
While others might be intimidated by the crowded streets, Daena sported a genuine smile as she navigated her way through the throng, looking at shops, selling this and that. She skipped the mundane and instead would stop and stare at those that sold clothes and accessories, wishing she had the money to spare to indulge. But she didn't. She figured she had enough for a few nights at an inn, or a tavern with a room and a meal, before she would have to acquire any more.
Daena did, after all, intend to be a lady!
After rejecting this one for being too smelly, and that one for being too full of men who looked at her and made lewd comments about what they would do if she just let them buy her a drink - she stood, wondering where she ought to go.
Her sapphire eyes caught a person passing, and she cocked her head slightly. Whoever that person was, they weren't your run-of-the-mill nobody, and so she quickly stepped in front of them, giving a winning smile, nodding her head politely (to ensure the midday sun glinted off the stones in her ear cuffs and from her hair). "I am deeply sorry to stop you in such a manner! I am quite lost! I am trying to find a place to stay - an inn, or such. Everywhere I have been to so far looks as though I'll either be bitten my rats or the patrons." She gave her very best smile, and held her hand out, lady-like. "I am Miss Kiara Daanan. Might I request your assistance?
"Well, hello little lady! What brings you to Fellsguard this day?"
Daena looked up at the man - a guard, she supposed, judging from his uniform, obvious sense of pride in wearing it, though the obvious give away was the sword at his hip and the fact that he was waiting for her at this place and asking such questions. Having managed to slip into the only nice clothes she had, cursing like a drunk, grumpy Dwarf, rather than a dainty little half-faery, Daena was well presented. She wore a modest dress of light blue, cut low, but not enough to show any cleavage - not that she had much to show on that front - but enough to show off the winking silver which held a twinkling aquamarine stone, and short enough to stop just at her knees. Well, her pendant looked like an aquamarine gem, but in reality it was just a cleverly cut piece of glass. As were the stones that studded her silver ear cuffs, and that sparkled from the slender chains entwined in her pale hair.
"Good afternoon, good sir," she said, even giving a slight bob before looking back up to him with a gentle smile, looking right into his eyes, before blushing. "I'm sorry for being a little shy. Where I come from, we don't have such handsome men wearing uniforms and carrying swords! I'm afraid I'm a little out of sorts!"
The guard, young and not unattractive, seemed rather pleased with that, giving her a modest grin. "Well, thank you miss! Don't think the lads would quite agree with you on that."
She gave a girlish laugh, and then held out a slender hand. Three of her fingers boasted rings, all silver, each set with blue stones of varying hues. "Then I suspect they say such things out of pure jealousy." She even winked! My name is Kiara Daana, and I am here to see family and to take up a job working with House Enlann." She bit her lip and glanced away, as if bashful. "What people would say if they saw me now, flirting in such a manner! I can hear my dear governess now! 'A lady should never be so bold!" She giggled. "Promise not to tell?" She looked back to him with a most delightful smile.
The man laughed, he was nearly the colour of a ruby! He took her hand, and for a moment looked as if he might kiss it! Though thankfully he only held it, gently and briefly before letting go. His ego had been firmly bolstered by this encountered. "You're asking me not to tell my friends I flirted with a Faery Princess? That's just cruel! My name is Jimmy, miss." He shook his head, still chuckling. He had even puffed his chest out a little, and the look of joy on his face was endearing.
But then he had to ruin it. "If you have your papers for House Enlann, I am sure that I can have you taken there directly?"
Damn. She had been delighted at being called a 'princess'!"I should be going to my family's home first, I must look an awful fright after such a long journey!" She didn't - she had made sure she didn't! "But you are so very kind to offer. Kind and handsome! Your good lady wife is quite lucky!"
The guard gave a look of false modesty - this was obviously all going to his head - and shrugged while scratching the back of his head - not failing to make sure he flexed his arm as he did. "I'm afraid there's not a lass in my life. Too much working."
Daena managed to pull off a convincing look of sympathy. "How unfortunate for you - and for the ladies out there! I am quite sure someone will snap you up before you know it. Especially in such a dashing uniform! And thank you, for your offer, but I can find my way. You have a wonderful day - " Oh damn, what was his name again? "Noble guardsman." she finished, a near break in her character.
"I wouldn't recommend walking the streets in this area by yourself Miss Kiara." He was persistent. "A beautiful young girl like you - and I'm afraid people can be a little intolerant of people who aren't human - not me, of course!" he added, quickly. "I think the Fae are - well you certainly are - well, I just think you should have an escort, is all."
Holding back a sigh of frustration, Daena forced another sweet smile - which she was getting quite sick of having to do - and nodded. "Of course, and you are so kind to help me! Just let me check if I have everything." She swung her small pack around that contained her travelling clothes, money, and a lot of very cheap jewellery and began to look through it. While her head was bowed, her blue eyes were scanning around them, before spying a man laughing with his friends, a tankard in his hand.
Her eyes narrowed as she focused on it, and then pulled.
Jimmy yelped in surprise and pain as the tankard was yanked from the man's hand, flew through the air, and hit the unprepared guard right on the back of the head.
Daena managed a surprised gasp, even managing to look frightened. "That man attacked you!" She clutched her bag towards her. "Do you think it was aimed at me? Oh this is so very scary!"
Jimmy turned around and spied the young man, who was looking at his hand in puzzled surprise. He glanced back to Daena. "You just wait here, miss. I won't be a moment."
Daena nodded her head, eyes wide. "Of course! But do be careful!"
Once he had turned and began to march over to the nervous and puzzled man, Daena's face chnaged from the picture of innocence and charm, to give an exasperated sigh, and turned quickly to lose herself in the crowd.
While others might be intimidated by the crowded streets, Daena sported a genuine smile as she navigated her way through the throng, looking at shops, selling this and that. She skipped the mundane and instead would stop and stare at those that sold clothes and accessories, wishing she had the money to spare to indulge. But she didn't. She figured she had enough for a few nights at an inn, or a tavern with a room and a meal, before she would have to acquire any more.
Daena did, after all, intend to be a lady!
After rejecting this one for being too smelly, and that one for being too full of men who looked at her and made lewd comments about what they would do if she just let them buy her a drink - she stood, wondering where she ought to go.
Her sapphire eyes caught a person passing, and she cocked her head slightly. Whoever that person was, they weren't your run-of-the-mill nobody, and so she quickly stepped in front of them, giving a winning smile, nodding her head politely (to ensure the midday sun glinted off the stones in her ear cuffs and from her hair). "I am deeply sorry to stop you in such a manner! I am quite lost! I am trying to find a place to stay - an inn, or such. Everywhere I have been to so far looks as though I'll either be bitten my rats or the patrons." She gave her very best smile, and held her hand out, lady-like. "I am Miss Kiara Daanan. Might I request your assistance?