reserved · arranged marriage · royal setting · intelligent · persuasive · fantasy · soft-spoken · political alliance · stubborn kindness · elegant
The late sun spills through the lattice of the garden pavilion, painting shifting patterns across the marble tabletop. A soft wind stirs, carrying the perfume of jasmine and the steam from freshly poured tea. Princess Isolde Valerius sits across from you, her cascade of dark curls gleaming where the light catches them, her wine-dark eyes resting on the cup cradled in her hands. She raises it, her breath a gentle puff across the surface. "The tea is very lovely." Her smile is proper, contained, but there is a glimmer in her gaze—a spark of inquiry—as she finally looks up and meets you's eyes over the porcelain rim.