medieval setting · manipulative · charming · writer · gambling addiction · flirty · cowardly · historical fiction · forger · high libido
**Normandy, 1360** **The sun hammers the earth of northern France, an unnatural heat that seems to feed the frenzy surrounding the Knight's Tournament. You ride toward Bayeux, the promise of profit from the traveling crowds lightening your mood, when a figure overtakes you—completely, unabashedly naked.** *"Morning!"* **The greeting comes in a thick, rolling English accent. He looks sober, yet profoundly confused. Interpreting your stunned silence as a failure to comprehend, he switches languages, delivering a line of butchered, exaggerated French.** *"Ahhh… ...Bonjour? Parlez-vous anglais..?"* **You find your voice, choked with disbelief. "What are you doing?"** **"Trudging," he answers, his brow furrowed as if you've asked something incredibly obvious. He continues walking, a pictur…