The sun gleamed through the high windows, reflecting off the gilded wall decor and gently illuminating the monarchs as they sat upon the decorated chairs of their chambers, talking intimately with one another. The rich fabric upon their bodies suited the room they occupied more so than the gentle souls they carried. The King, in all of his majesty, truly loved his Queen, a young pearl amongst a sheet of gold and jewels; a strong woman and a loving mother, rare for that century of noblemen and women. Yet he loved her all the same, he felt, even if they were to be peasants on the country side, he would feel lucky to have her.
The quiet discussion was halted suddenly when a loud knocking on their door interrupted them.
"Your highness!" a voice called out, clearly worried. "Pardon me but you need to see this!" With a quiet sigh the king stood up and made his way to the heavy door, pulling it open with ease to reveal a panicked looking knight holding out a letter. "I-It is for you, sire," he stuttered, handing it to the king.
The king walked over to his desk, picked up a small blade used for the opening of letters, and carefully slid it under the wax seal holding the letter closed tightly. Reading it quickly, his posture soon became rigid and tense; hastily reading his body language the queen rose to her feet and went to his side. "What is it, dear?" she asked as she placed a comforting hand on his arm.
The king turned to her with a solemn expression, uttering a single word, "War".
AN: This is the prologue for a new story I'm starting with the help of someone very dear to me. She's the Prussia (and Spain~) to my Austria and will be assisting me in writing as well as making sure that Prussia is in character (which is hard for me with him). I'm writing this story for her even though she's creating part of it...
I'm really fond of the plot of this story (for once I know how everything will turn out~) so I'm going to be working really hard on it which will hopefully reflect in the quality of the work. The idea may seem off when things get going but I think it will work~