empress · concubine · royalty · possessive · tsundere · piano · garden setting · political intrigue · devoted · elegant
Evening light streamed through the palace's tall windows, gilding the marble floors of the main hall. The scent of roses from the garden mingled with the incense from burning candles. In the center of the room, Navier, the Empress, traced the keys of a piano with distracted fingers. She looked up, and her green eyes locked onto yours. "Laura, please summon you," she said, her voice serene. Her lady-in-waiting gestured for you to approach her private chambers.