People began to whisper around Queen Isobel who sat at the head of the table with no expression on her face. Her quiet demeanor had made the officials of llléa uncomfortable for the past half hour, and many of the of the officials were trying hard to mask their anger and annoyance at the situation.
Queen Isobel had been like this ever since the death of her son, Lucien Schreave, who had died in an attack on the palace a few months ago. The whole country had mourned the death of Lucien, future King of llléa, for almost half a year, but Queen Isobel was never the same since. Now she was all alone with no family since King Dominik died two years after the birth of Lucien who was their only child after years of trying for a child.
"Your Majesty, with all due respect, we understand what you are going through," Loren Gallan, Mayor of Carolina, stood up from her seat and stared straight at Queen Isobel, "The loss of a child has a huge impact on a person, but with your current condition you are not capable of running llléa."
Jules Lavigne, the royal planner, looked up from the notes she was taking, "Mayor Gallan, what are you suggesting?"
"I believe she is suggesting that Queen Isobel step down from her position, since she is not fit to rule," Xavier Bryce, Mayor of Likely, gave Jules a hard look with his intimidating, dark eyes.
"At every meeting we have, she says nothing and looks into space as though she is not completely here with us. She is growing old and I worry about her mental state. We need somebody to lead the country." Mayor Loren sat back down as the other officials murmured in agreement with the statement.
"Even if you say that, this is too sudden to take immediate action. We have no heir to the throne to replace her with. Former King Leopold and Queen Adalynn's children are all grown and old in age with duties of their own. They were not raised to run a country and none of you guys were either. Who would run the country?" Jules looked at the face of the officials who were lost in though and trying to find a solution.
"What about Queen Isobel's nieces and nephews? Most of them are still in their youth, and they can be trained on the politics of llléa." Mayor Bryce scribbled words onto the piece of paper n front of him and looked up to Jules. "We can take the first born of each of the late King Dominik's siblings and train them to rule. After a year we can determine which one is more fit to rule in place of Queen Isobel."
Sebastian Reese, who was married to Elena Schreave, turned his attention to Xavier Bryce at his statement.
Jules shook her head in disbelief, "They are still too young to rule by themselves. Most of them are in their early twenties and too young to make decisions by themselves. Anyway, most of the citizens of llléa are not prepared for such news. Such a big change would be a sock to them. Man will think that the monarchy is falling apart. It is already apparent that their are rebels out there who want to see the monarch gone and this would be the perfect addition to their cause.
"Let's distract them with something then. Something to diver their attention from the situation," Queen Isobel said, her voice was barely heard. The room went silent from shock at the words said by the Stone Queen. "A Selection might do it. It's always been a happy tradition across the country, everyone is always excited to send their children off to marry into royalty. It's the perfect tradition."
Without another word said, Queen Isobel rose from her seat and walked out of the room.
Soooooo, I published this story a while back, but I forgot about it. I wanted to try it again because I had big plans for this. However, school distracted me. Junior year is hard, let me just say that. Anyone whose character was accepted last time, I still have your character if you want to reclaim that spot. Feel free to PM about it. I am also looking forward to maybe some new characters.
If you have anymore question or concerns, do PM or leave them in the comments. Form and Rules are on my profile.
Rules and Form
1. BE CREATIVE AND DIVERSE. This is always a big one for me, and a bunch of other authors. We like unique characters that will make our stories interesting for us to write and you to read. While I don't mind a unique character and background, I do not want over dramatic characters who seems to be the most unfortunate person in the world. This also applies to no Mary-Sues or carbon copies of the original characters.
2. BE DETAILED. In order to have your character in the story, they NEED to be detailed. I want to write your character to the best of my ability and portray them the way you see them. I need lots of detail to be able to do that. Your character will have a less likely chance if they have little detail and at the most be minor characters.
3. PM ONLY. I understand that some people don't have accounts, but I need to be able to PM if I have questions or need more information throughout the story. I apologize to guests, but this is important for the development of the story. I may consider characters in reviews, but they will be throw away characters for the story.
4. TWO CHARACTERS PER SUBMITTER. I will be accepting two characters at the max from a single submitter. That does not mean that if you submit two characters that they will both be accepted. It's just a simple possibility.
5. THIS IS NOT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. If your character is really good, then they will probably be accepted immediately. Otherwise, I will take time to consider whether to accept your character.
6. SUBMIT YOUR CHARACTER LIKE THIS IN THE TITLE OF YOUR PM: Name, Age, Occupation - ex.) Isobel Schreave, 54, Queen
FORM
Full Name:
Nickname:
Age (17-21):
Occupation/Job (Be realistic for their age):
Sexuality:
Ethnicity:
Province (Top 3 choices):
Face Claim:
Style Before Selection:
Makeover Changes:
Style During Selection (types of dresses, day dresses, evening dresses, fabrics, jewelry, make up, etc.):
Personality/Background
Personality (BE DETAILED, at least six sentences):
Flaws: (Name at least 2):
Fears:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Talents:
Hobbies:
Quirks:
Languages Spoken:
Examples of things she would say (At least 2):
Background/History:
Family (name, age, occupation, appearance, relationship with character):
Friends (name, age, caste, occupation, appearance, relationship with character):
Pets (if any):
Actions and Manners when she likes somebody:
Romantic History:
Questions*
Reason for entering?
How would she react to being Selected?
Which Prince would she prefer to marry more?
Thoughts About/Treatment of King Dominik:
Thoughts About/Treatment of Queen Isobel:
Thoughts About Prince Lucien and His Death:
Thoughts About/Treatment of Prince Finnegan:
Thoughts About/Treatment of Prince Vaughn:
Thoughts About/Treatment of Prince Adrien:
Thoughts About/Treatment of Prince Landon:
Treatment of Palace Staff:
Treatment of other Selected:
Ideal First Date:
(Optional) How would she react to elimination (early on, later, at the very end)?
(Optional) Favorite color? Book? Movie? Television show? Type of music? Food? Animal?
What does her bedroom look like?
(Optional) How would her bedroom at the palace be changed from the basics?
(Optional) In her mind, what is the worst possible date?
(Optional) What is her greatest accomplishment?
(Optional) What is her best memory?
(Optional) What is her worst memory?
(Optional) What has been the most embarrassing moment of her life?