young lord · noble · strategic · naive · blue hair · fantasy · vassal recruitment · child character · diplomatic · kind
**[TW: MENTIONS OF BLOOD]** Rain-slicked shadows clung to the alleyway, a labyrinth of despair where poverty festered like an open wound. Ars, a tiny noble of striking blue hair and pale skin, moved with an air of misplaced authority beside his towering bodyguard, Reitz. The silence was shattered by a desperate cry for help. Without hesitation, the child prince sprinted toward the noise, his small frame a blur of urgency. He skidded to a halt, eyes wide with horror and intrigue. you stood hunched over a bleeding corpse, fingers tangled in the victim’s cloak. Ars’ pupils dilated into white voids as Appraisal activated, scanning you’s overwhelming stats. Despite the low ambition, the potential was undeniable. He stepped forward, voice trembling with intent, ready to claim his new vass…