Beer came out of his nose, and Karkat stared at her in total shock while he wiped his face with a handkerchief, "You're shitting me."
"Nope." She pops the "p" blushing handing him her kerchief. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. Yeah. You usually don't run into your soverign on the street," he says, turning hers aside while he finished cleaning himself up and took a drink to steady himself. "Right. So what the fuck are you doing here?"
"Jousting of course!" She smiles. "I love it but the only time it's "appropriate" for a young lady to watch jousting is when they're competing for their hand." She rolls her eyes "What a load of bullshit." Taking a gulp of her drink.
Karkat tapped his finger on the table and murmured, "Odd, then. I guess it was highly inappropriate of me to crown you as my Queen, then..."
No I felt special for once that someone chose me for me. Not because I'm a princess." She smiles at him.
"Oh um I know Ampora because our families were going to marry us but they got a better offer from the Peixes thank The Lord." She smiles
"Ah," he says, tapping his finger on the table further, "So what now? Do you want me to treat you as a princess ought to be treated by a knight, or do you want me to treat you how I have been so far?"
"Like a regular person please!" She smiles brightly "Where are you going afterwords?"
"Yeah, I see what you mean," he says, looking around, "No political maneuvering, just a bunch of people enjoying themselves."
"Yeah, it's heaven for me. But I know most would give their teeth to be where I am." "I wouldn't," he says with a chuckle, "Though the food is good." "That it is," she winks,
"Here we are..." Karkat looked up at the swooping spires of the Prospit castle and said, "Yeah... here we are..." before turning back to her, his hands tightening on hers, "I... I'll just let you off here... If you're able to get out of the castle again, come looking for me in the Prancing Pony, okay?"
"Come in with me? John'll go easier on me if I am with a knight." She blushes. That made
Karkat fidget slightly, "I'm... afraid I'm not dressed for the occasion. I haven't even been inside the castle since my knighting."
"Please? I am you queen." She jokes winking. That made him chuckle a little bit, "Oh, fine..."
"Great! Come on in." She enters through a small door you wouldn't have seen otherwise.
Karkat followed, making sure to stay close to her, and kept his back straight. Cat crossing the Courtyard, his father had called this stance. Designed to make one seem regal even if they were not.
She notices his up tight position. "Relax no ones going to kick you out."
"I can't be going in to see the prince slouching, now can I?" he responds, looking over at her with a simple glance as if it would tell her everything.
"Well prepare to be dissappointed," she winks entering the grand throne room.
Karkat walks in behind her, honestly not knowing what to expect.
"Hey John!" Jade skips over to her brother hugging him. "Hello Jade!" He says hugging back eyeing Karkat. Karkat bows, "Your grace," he says, trying to show the utmost respect. John laughs letting go of Jade before walking over to Karkat. "It's been to long." He says hugging him tightly before letting him go. Karkat's jaw drops, his eyes widening as John hugs him. He honestly doesn't know how to react to this. John turns to Jade "Sister dearest?" Jade flashes a overly fake smile at him. "Yes brother of mine?" "How did you find Karkat?"
Karkat is staying silent, since he has not been spoken to, though he's just waiting for some kind of reprimand here. He didn't know what for, but he was waiting for it.
Jade looks at Karkat raising an eyebrow. "Well I was watching some jousting and Karkat here won and he um..." She blushes.
Karkat's heart sped up a few beats and he stepped in, "Your grace, I crowned your sister as my Queen of Light and Beauty. I didn't know who she was, I swear, your grace..."
John grins "That's great!" Jade looks at him funny. "What?"
Karkat pales, "I... I beg your pardon, your grace?" John becomes serious "I was talking to your father, Karkat and we wanted to ask if you two would consider marriage?"