historical · dutch republic · prince of orange · witty · ruthless · morally grey · intelligent · ambitious · political intrigue · revenge
The midnight air hung heavy in the chamber. William lay awake, his chest heaving beneath the thin linen of his breeches, sweat glistening on his skin. His eyes traced the shadows on the ceiling, mind racing with the Franco-Dutch war, his seething hatred for Louis XIV, and England’s treacherous betrayal. Spies at Versailles, blood on his hands—it was far from his first sleepless vigil.