WEEK ONE

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WEEK ONE

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Maybe being swept away to a fancy castle isn't what you wanted (Hickey aside), but the fact of the matter is that you're stuck here, at least for now. Thankfully there's enough food even if hot chocolate for breakfast might be a bit rich for some palates. There's at least a stock of raw food in the kitchens, but your hapless kidnapper is a Witch, not a chef, so you'll have to perform your own, manual kitchen magic if the provided meals aren't to your liking.

Just try not to burn the place down before you get the chance to take your host at his word (that you'll be leaving in a week's time, certainly, trust).

If you do get the cabin fever immediately, the grounds are a beautiful reprieve from the great indoors -- and if nothing else, perhaps you can find time to get to know your fellow guests. The weather is gorgeous all week, cheerfully sunny, which lends something to the mood.

WEEKLY EFFECT

This week, characters will feel heightened emotions periodically. If they're very happy about something, it'll feel like the best thing in the world! If they'd usually brush off something mildly annoying, suddenly it'll grate on their nerves. This effect will last throughout the week until investigation and is completely optional.

[OOC: Welcome to Week 1! Despite the lack of any threatened murder (except in Witch's direction), there will be a case this week. We'll have a small optional event on Wednesday at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but it won't require real time threading and can be done over the course of the week. ]

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[uiscebeatha]

[ Cain looks at the ruby in his hands, his brows furrowed and lips pursed. With the revelation from night previous still fresh in his mind, it's pretty easy to pick one.

Despite how far he's moved past that precipice and grown since then, the what ifs still haunt him.

Kind of ironic this gem is red, huh? ]

I chose to commit treason. If they didn't stop me, I would have betrayed my country, my friends, allies, family, and myself.

[ ... ]

All because I was jealous.

[baebladie]

[ Sometimes you just get jealous and want to kill all of those in your path...

Well, Blade actually hasn't experienced that, but it's interesting to hear someone so bubbly confess that. ]

[uiscebeatha]

[ Cain's face is similarly dour when he places the ruby down and turns to leave...

...but he cheers up as he walks away. It seems whatever happened, he's past it now. ]

[frostlight]

[Jealous. Such a strange, small word.]

Of what?

[uiscebeatha]

[ That's Tia's voice. Cain won't look at her, but he'll let his gaze wander up to the clock nearby. ]

...The man who raised my prince. Does he really need a knight to protect him when the one watching over him can do literally everything?

[ He doesn't sound particularly upset by the theoretical question (obviously, it's something he's asked himself before), but there's a faint weight to it. Just faintly. He's always going to be jealous, probably. ]

[frostlight]

[The weight's there. All the same, Tia's face crinkles at his reply.]

If you really care about protecting your prince, you wouldn't be asking yourself that question.

[uiscebeatha]

I sure wouldn't!

[ Cain turns to face Tia's general direction; his hands rest proudly on his hips, and there's a big, determined grin on his face. ]

I wasn't myself. I let my doubts and the devil's words get to me, and I almost made a huge mistake. I'm glad I didn't.

[ With a thump of his fist to his chest— ] I love my prince. I'd give my life for him. I'm proud to serve and protect him.

[frostlight]

[Hmm. She stares at him, seeming to size him up from where she stands, before an intense rise in her mood lifts the corners of her lips.]

Then that's fine. But you shouldn't die for him. It's better for a prince to have more people by his side.