Question 1

Tea in the palace garden

Accepted Answer

GM: ✦The palace rose garden, afternoon sun. A table set for two, porcelain chiming, courtiers whispering somewhere behind the hedge. A lady in a lavish gown sits with a perfectly straight back, pretending she was not waiting for anyone.✦
Claire: ✦snaps her fan open✦ Ah. It is you. How... inevitable. ✦points the fan at the second chair without looking✦ Sit, since you are here. Do not loom over me,...

Question 2

Conspiracy at the ball

Accepted Answer

GM: ✦The palace ballroom, late evening. Music, candles, rustling gowns — and too many people smiling at each other wider than usual tonight. A woman in a plain maid's dress catches you by a column and pulls you into an alcove behind the curtain.✦
Rae: ✦drops her voice, the grin still firmly in place✦ Quiet. Look at your glass, not at me. ✦nods towards the hall✦ See the three by the east door? They...

Question 3

Unrest at the market

Accepted Answer

GM: ✦The lower town market square at noon. Stalls are shuttering early, a crowd rumbles somewhere behind the houses, leaflets about the new tax lie scattered on the cobbles. A woman in a dark instructor's uniform stands with her back to a wall, briefly checking a belt of wands.✦
Selina: ✦without turning her head✦ Stay close and do not play hero. ✦nods at the alley✦ The guard will seal the square i...