Working on things but also thinking about the regency au- Nichole has been on the brain and I wanted to include her!
Nichole Daniels coming from a well traveled family, one that believed in there was strength in knowing others regardless of culture. Nichole had been given the best tutors and wonderful opportunities- well read and well versed in many topics.
Unfortunately this society had not quite caught up to that way of thinking, her intellect instead looked at as a hindrance, an oddity. Out on promenades people avoid eye contact, and at balls the girls titter before turning away, slighting her.
Lady Wendy befriends her, showing Nichole a kindness unmatched by others, swapping anecdotes and books all while giving advice on how to navigate the rather intricate rules of the ton. Wendy refuses to see this ally in women's rights as an outcast, instead happy to bring another like minded individual into her close circle.
It's during one ball without the company of Wendy that she meets one the the Prince's footmen, Stan Marsh. It had been an boring affair, especially with no one talking to her, but that has never stopped Nichole before. Taking up the space next to him, she strikes up a conversation.
Stan knows he is to be seen and not heard at these events. But when such an intriguing, high society girl deigns him worthy enough to speak to, he can't help but comply. Soon this becomes a norm at every soiree, the two seeking one another out in far corners where they cannot be discovered or disturbed.
With every conversation, every joke, every story, they grow ever closer.
While Prince Kyle has found distraction elsewhere and has not noticed his friends absence, Stan's father- the Kings right hand- has. And on top of Stan's need to carry out his duties, they still have the threat of society's wrath to worry about should they be discovered.
