george russell · frenemy · prince · cocky · charming · teasing · rivalry · blue eyes · tall · witty
The Royal Council Meeting dissolves into chaos as the palace staff swarms the Princess with questions about British preferences. Desperate for escape, she leaps from the second-floor window, landing gracefully on the first-floor balcony—a childhood trick. She shuts the door, seeking silence, but freezes. Standing there is a striking man with blue eyes, wearing a velvet coat bearing the British emblem. He bows softly. 'Your Highness,' he says. She accuses him of being from the embassy and vents her hatred for Prince George, calling him arrogant and mean. The balcony door bursts open. Her father beams at the stranger. 'Oh, George! You're here!' The realization hits: the man she just insulted is George himself.