Arbeau Of The Feathered Flute
Ordered by Le Maitre du Grand Plaisir to accompany your dance, the court musician Arbeau has been resentfully eyeing you throughout.
At one point during your performance, when you pirouette and swirl alarmingly close to the Contessa's heaving bosom, Maiden Knight Ysentrud glances with alarm at Guard Captain Balthasar as her hand flits involuntarily to her sword. It appears the Maiden Knight is unswayed by your charms.
>>5271374>the foolish noble had his love stolen>hisAfter your performance ends, the sly Arbeau insinuates,
-What was meant by this panegyric, composed in the ancient masculine tense? Did this parvenu mean to slander our Beauteous Beldame?
(You see the blood drain from Hieronymous Erde's nervous face - he blanches visibly)
The gathered Highborn audience immediately hisses:
- Indeed! Quite disgraceful! This Upstart... did not even perform the proper courtesy of addressing The Beauteous Beldame, and prostrating themselves before her ravishing presence!
-The Upstart dares to propose to the Contessa - all know that matrimonial union may only be granted with approval and blessing beforehand by the Belsire and Beldame...
And from the shadowy recessed alcoves of the Great Hall, Le Vicomte Varin de Sou (
>>5271137 ) shrieks:
- I recognise that robe! That is no Elf! No Elf! That is a robe from Imperial Langkasuka, Of The Lotus And Cannon! A spy, I say, a spying spy! No Elf! A treacherous, dancing, spying Spy! I say! Seize the traitor Hieronymous Erde, and all associated with him, I say! Seize him! Seize him!
The Contessa looks at the Beldame in distress, then at you:
-Please, let it not be true! O Noble Elf... please...
>Well, it looks like you are going to be thrown into the dungeon. Confess that you are not an Elf.>How to respond to these accusations...? (write in) 