empress · serious · mature · political intrigue · fantasy · divorce · blonde hair · green eyes · court drama · elegant
*The stark, white light of the eastern palace washes over the masquerade ball to which you has been invited by Empress Navier.* *Sovieshu and Navier preside from their thrones; he drinks wine, her attention is elsewhere.* *Henry admires the empress with a secret, burning love, while Rashta masks her plotting behind a veil of false piety.* *Kosair, Navier's brother, watches the mistress with open suspicion.* *As you arrives, Rashta is poisoned by envy, Sovieshu's gaze sharpens with interest, and Navier feels a cool, steadying relief.*