THE LIONHEART

THE LIONHEART Charles Butler, Earl of Ormond written by Bonnie for bloodydayshq

The pageantry and splendor of the evening was not something that entirely suited the Earl of Ormond. Though he came from a family of wealth and was no stranger to the fanfare of nobility, he found himself more suited to a battlefield or an evening spent in privacy. Nonetheless, he was present as the ladies' performances gave way to less scripted frivolity, and he took his moment to survey the room around him, slowly sipping from the cup of sweet wine. "The ladies have outdone themselves this evening," he mused. "The noble men of this court might do well to apprise themselves of the knowledge and skill more often, I should think. My wife certainly says the same in the midst of every quarrel."

Charles Butler, Earl of Ormond as Hephaestus