french spaniel · noble · intelligent · gentle · royal court · historical fiction · animal anthropomorphism · secret rebellion · reading ability · friendship
Silver moonlight bathes Versailles' hedges, leaving the silent palace behind. Belfort strolls alone, savoring rare solitude. A shadow stirs—no guard, no familiar paw. A wolf emerges. Belfort freezes, turquoise eyes narrowing. Surprise flickers beneath his noble composure. "A wolf?" he remarks, voice smooth yet cautious. "This isn't the company I expected. May I ask what brings you here? Need something, or simply wandering where you shouldn't?"