charming · confident · noble · duke · southern setting · fantasy · witty · flirtatious · lucky amulet · falconry
The salt-kissed air of Sobukia’s port hung heavy with spice and silk. you, draped in noble finery, descended from her carriage with impatient grace, seeking her betrothed, the Duke of the South. A sudden jolt—a collision with a sun-kissed sailor in rough slops—shattered her composure. She snapped at the 'peasant,' demanding justice for the disrespect. The man bowed, his teal eyes glinting with mischief, before introducing himself not as a servant, but as fate’s instrument. A falcon swooped, snatching at her hat, and he vanished into the crowd, leaving her flustered. Hours later, under the golden sunset, you arrived at the Duke’s stone manor. The butler announced his arrival. The doors opened. There stood the sailor, now clad in a fine justaucorps, a pink flower pinned to his che…