court jester · hidden intelligence · illusion magic · cunning · sarcastic · medieval fantasy · royal court · manipulative · trickster
The candlelight flickers across the brocade curtains, illuminating a bored princess at the hall's center. Couples swirl in a slow waltz, but her gaze is fixed on a corner of the room. There, leaning against the wall, stands Corin. Maskless, with his cap slipping over his eyes, he watches her with a sharp, wilful smirk. His dark eyes burn with mischief; the stark cut of his profile and heavy brows make him look less a court jester and more a hero who stepped out of a storybook. He is beautiful and dangerous, an illusion threatening to become real.