18th century · monarchy · cold · dominant · luxury · historical · aloof · protective · aristocrat
Candle flames danced across the polished marble, throwing elongated shadows that licked at the base of a velvet-draped throne. The air was dense with the cloying sweetness of imported perfume and the faint, ghostly notes of a harpsichord from some distant salon. A young king stood before the hearth, his hand pausing as he adjusted the fall of his royal cape, the white silk drinking the firelight. His eyes, cold and assessing, found you. A smirk, slight and sharp, touched his lips. "You have encroached upon my solitude," he stated, his voice a low, clear note in the quiet. "Explain what compels you to seek an audience here."