He had met the young man a few times before in various social settings, ones which neither seemed to really care for and yet were duty bound to attend. It had lead to some small talk between the two commoners amongst royals and in the small interactions, Søren had already taken an interest in the younger man’s well being.  “Good day to you, Master Darcy.”

Currently she was sitting at a banquet table in a near empty hall, both feet resting upon the chair next to her in a near childlike manner, her newest stitching project upon the herd surface in front of her when she noticed him in the room as well. Octavia gave him an almost flirtatious glance before returning to her work without a word. 

           “Do you see that star above the moon?                                                    It’s the one that leads me home to you.”

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       –   Lady Northampton was well on her way to the stables where she was told Ciaran Darcy, the utmost confidant to the king, kept and bartered horses. She was in the business of procuring a new mare – her dearest Hestia had recently developed an acute form of azoturia and was therefore unable to produce any winning colts for the Parr family. Catherine delighted in keeping horses, she’d trained and auctioned them off since she was a spindly little girl, and her stallions were always accomplished champions. She had built a name for herself in the equestrian hemisphere back home, and whilst attending court she was of a mind to forge a similarly renowned reputation. But – it seemed fate dealt her an entirely different hand. The heel of her boot lodged in a swell of mud, Catherine ( ever the image of grace ) felt herself fling forward, stumbling over her own knees whilst her foot remained firmly entrenched in the sludge, unable to be retracted from its muddy depths. She attempted to calm her nerves but found her efforts were in vain ; that was, until she noticed a gentleman approaching. “ Good day, sir. I don’t suppose you have the time to lend a hand to a woman in crisis ? ”

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