#{starter:jia}

[romanwxrrior]

Politics were not one of Roman’s strong suits. He didn’t particularly care about the reasons behind a war. All he knew was that he liked the battle itself. If his King and Queen commanded there be bloodshed, he happily rode into battle and did the dirty work. For the time being, however, brute force was not an option. He had to play a game that he had never willingly played before in order to get what he wanted most. The first place to start, he foolishly thought, was with the ambassadors from his country. He needed to know if they all wished to sink the treaty, or if it was only the ambassador who approached him that had such a desire. 

Though he had stood up to foreign foes and struck down enemies with his sword, standing at the entrance to Jia Fei’s arrangements made his skin tingle with nervous anticipation. “Lady Fei,” he greeted, more curtly than he meant to, “I was hoping to find you here.” // @noble-intenticns​

[ofnorthearl]

It wasn’t rare for Emmett to hear gossip or information that others at court would find interesting. No - he heard plenty, even from the messes he called friends. What was rare was Emmett actually using what he heard or sharing it with someone other than his sister. This was a special occasion. After all, it wasn’t every day that he found himself with knowledge that some of his fellows wanted the Ryhule noble that had passed dead, nor was it every day that there was a very pretty Ryhule ambassador staying in the castle.

It was late, but Emmett thought that it was the best time to call on Jia. There would be less witnesses to him knocking on her chamber door. Only the guards that patrolled the halls would know that he had been anywhere near the area. When the door opened, Emmett was there, a coy smile playing at his lips. “It seems like forever since we’ve seen each other, Ambassador. I planned to say hello at the banquet, but there’s no doubt in my mind that you were very busy after the night’s tragic events.” // @noble-intenticns​