👑 ((I gotta know YOUR thoughts on this au idea!))
👑 For a Royal AU
Lewis “Sparrow” Pepper is the crown prince of his homeland. He is a good, kind soul and has won the hearts of his people with actions befitting a king they would gladly accept as theirs. But of course, with his just ways and the love his people have for him, he makes his own enemies.
Others in the court who have their own stakes they’re playing for, family in the line vying for a chance for a crown they may never reach with the loyalty of the people behind him, and enemy nations wishing for the chaos of a power vacuum make being the next in line quite dangerous. Especially when those desperate enough to be persuaded by the right words and a large enough sum of gold could be the difference between crown prince and a dead one.
The first attempt on his life, he had a lucky escape. In the streets he’d been attacked, and it was only by the sheer luck of a runway wagon startling his would-be assassin that he managed to escape, and they ran instead, losing their nerve.
After that, the Royal Family insisted that Sparrow have some kind of guard. A knight, to protect him and keep him from harm should danger cross his path again. A tourney was held to find the most capable.
And the winner, while strong, was certainly not the strongest. But what he was, was clever enough to outsmart his opponents, and nimble enough to evade and step in with precise strokes of his blade. He cut his way through the ranks, until only he remained.
A true Kingsmen to the royal line.
When asked if he would protect the crown prince with his life as he knelt before the king with blade in hand, he looked to Sparrow. He held his gaze with a determined spark in his eyes that was tempered by an equally soft warmth in his smile. He took the oath without hesitation, and took his place beside and behind Sparrow, as he newfound protector.
