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Triggers: Death, sex, arranged marriage, violence, and possible death.

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The king sat on his throne, a stone-cold expression painted on his face. The man stroke his beard whilst looking down upon the man who kneeled before him for a brief moment and took a stand. The king was a man of high power and he knew just that. He never abused his power like a false king would do so, instead, he used his position to do good for his people. Today was the day that his only daughter, Penelope has grown a year older. His daughter was a woman who was adventurous and often snuck out despite her father’s commands not to. So here the king was, promoting one of his best and trusted guards to watch over his daughter so she’d stay safe and out of harm's way. “I have summoned you here today with the decision of promoting you, Alexander Mcoy.” The King spoke slowly enough so that the deaf man could read his lips correctly.”You have shown great qualities and proven to me that you are worthy of the title that I will bestow upon you.” King Zeus wasn’t just looking for anyone for this position. He sought someone that appeared intimidating… Someone who is only determined to get the job done and has no “odd” relations with his daughter. “Your duty is to stay by my daughter's side and keep her safe. You will be given a room here in the palace, one that is closest to my daughter.”

08:47

“Princess, may I come in?” A woman from outside her room door asked. “You may,” Penelope replied. She was currently sitting down at her vanity table, brushing out a red locs of hair whilst looking in the mirror. “My, you look quite stunning.” The maid smiled kindly. She was probably the only friend that Penelope had in the castle. She was an older woman, in her mid 40’s. “You always say that.” Penelope chuckled softly. Today was her birthday so she was getting prepared for the social gathering that her father had prepared a month before its time. “It may be because it is the truth.” The older woman placed a few towels and a dress on Penelope’s bed. It was handpicked by her father himself. “I really do dread social gatherings.” She sighed softly.It was always the same thing. Rich and noble families coming to say their congratulations and whatnot. She learned to just smile and wave. “It’ll be good for you. Just don’t think too much about it, alright? Come along and get dressed, you don’t want your breakfast to get cold, now do you?” The maid left Penelope’s room, making sure to close her bedroom door behind her. Her bedroom was decorated in a beautiful green cottage-core theme. There were green plants in almost every window and on every desk. Her walls were painted in an avocado-colored green. Her wardrobe itself was in shades of different green colors. She loved the color, mostly because it reminded her of her late mother and the green plants that she adored so. “What a pain.” The woman mumbled under her breath. She glanced at the sky-blue dress that had blue roses painted on the skirt of the dress. Not only was it not the color she liked, but it was also decorated in her least favorite type of flower. How unsurprising that her father chose the worst. After silently complaining, she got up from her chair and changed into the dress.

The day to day love of Alexander could be seen as a sad one but for him, he saw nothing but the best feeling in his life. He was in a place that he had a roof over his head and food in his stomach, just a place that he called home. It was not much as, right now he was nothing but a guard to watch over the horses, keeping them food and clean, and most of all to make sure they were ready at anytime if anyone of the Royal family needed to go anywhere. Alexander had just finished straightening out the mane of the Princess' horse when someone came to him that he was to go to the throne room. He did his best to wash the mud and dirt from his body before walking in. His bare feet hitting the ground with soft smacks before getting to the stairs to the thrones and got down on a knee. He gave a bow of his head before looking up at the King. He was the only one that was able to do so, so that he could read the lips, to understand on what it is that was being said. With the words Alexander was a bit confused on why he had pick him for this task but he was not about to turn it down. When the task was told completely to him, he got up with another bow and started to make his way down the hallway toward the Princess' room. He stared at the door for a moment or two before just stepping to the side and just stood there. He did find himself looking to the door here and there as he was thinking if she was even in there. He wanted to knock on the door but something in him was just saying to wait. Alexander started to bite at his bottom lip, thinking more and more. He looked down at his dirty feet just in more thought of cleaning them better when he had the chance. But as he stood there, he started to feel the movement.

08:47

Once more he looked to the door straightening himself as he felt the movement get closer and closer to the door. He didn't know what was going to happen with him standing there but he also didn't know what he could even do about it. Some people that are deaf could at least sound out words to try to help with communication, but for Alexander that was something that he couldn't do. It was hard for him to even know the words to even try to say to anyone. So that is why he just carries around a few pieces of parchment so that he could write at least something if he was in need of doing so. @predictable_.

Penelope ran herself a warm bath filled with soapy suds. She did enjoy bathing instead of showering, mainly because it was more relaxing and more comfortable than standing up and showering. She made sure to put her hair in a high bun before getting in the bath. The princess would hate getting her hair wet, especially after spending so much time brushing it out. The water was warm and relaxing once she submerged herself under it. After bathing, she dried her body off and put on the dress. She never did like the way blue looked on her. She preferred the color green since it was more her style. The princess sat at her vanity table again, this time attending to her makeup. If she was to be attending a social gathering, she knew just how strict her father was about her appearance. "A modest and honest woman is one to be respected." Her father would say. It had become a habit of hers ever since her years as only a small child. Penelope applied small amounts of blush to her cheeks, as well as eyeshadow and lipstick. She wasn't one to wear too much makeup on her face, especially being it could cause breakouts... Which she did not want. She examined herself in the mirror for a moment, brushing out any wrinkles there may have been in her dress. She put on black heels to go with her outfit before heading to her bedroom door and opening it. She almost had a heart attack once she noticed the man standing beside her door. They hadn't knocked or made their presence known in any way. "What are you doing here?" The princess asked, a confused expression painting her face. She had noticed their uniform, quickly realizing they were a guard. "You aren't supposed to be guarding here... This is my bedroom." @argeneau25

The time seemed to past so slowly that Alexander thought that he could have made a mistake to thinking that someone was there. But soon the door opened and he jumped as much as the Princess did. He looked over himself and then back at the prinecess as he caught a bit of what she was saying as the words seemed to be put together with the speed of her words. It was something to that Alexander, need to get in-tuned with as defferent people with different ways of talking. With the question he looked around a bit timidly pointing in the way of the throne room before reaching into the bag on his hip. He pulling up a piece of parachement and a fountain pen before writing "Your father told me that I am to watch over you." He wrote before handing the piece of paper to the princess. He looked down to the ground shaking slightly as he didn't know on what he should really do. He was trying his best to be nice about everything, but in a way he just felt like he was weird and creepy the way that Alexander was just standing there outsude of the Princess' room. With a clearing of his throat he took another pice of parchment and handed it to her again "The name is Alexander and I am Deaf, so if it not to much trouble, I can read lips, so if you can talk facing me and a bit slow, so I can understnad." He wrote just trying to think of something to break the ice, to help the Princess calm herself a bit if anything. He just shook there putting away the pen and just held his bag close, trying to think of something that he could have done differently and could had made things less weird. Alexander felt more movement on the ground just looking up and down the hallway that they were in, to make sure that they were not in the way nor that it was anyone that was not suppose to be there. @predictable_.

She noticed the man had on no shoes... And his feet were quite dirty. Just what kind of guard doesn't wear shoes? And why on earth would her father send a guard to watch her every move? She scoffed, reading the paper. Her father didn't waste another minute to somehow watch her every move. The princess was against having a bodyguard, mainly because she thought it made her look weak. She was an independent woman and she would have preferred to keep it that way. "My father sent you?" She couldn't believe that her father would do something like this. It seemed as though the older she got, the less freedom and privacy she had. "Why would he send you? I don't need a guard." She let out an annoyed sigh. She was upset with her father. Not only was she having a bad day so far, but her father also had to go on and make it worse... And this time without even a warning. "You cannot come down to the dining room like that." Although she was upset, she wasn't going to take it out on the deaf guard. "Go and take a shower. A maid will provide you with new clothes." She said whilst looking them in their eyes. He was surprising handsome for a guard.

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@argeneau25

As the Princess read the notes and just went to ask him questions, this made Alexander just look tp the ground twisting his hand tight, as he held the strap of his bag. He thought a bit before just shrugging. It was hard to know an answer when he didn't even know it himself. He didn't wish to really fight about anything, as really it wouldn't get far with him having to write everything out for her to read. He knew that would only make things worst in a way. He felt her eyes looking over him, which in turn made him look over himself too, wondering on what she was really looking at. With the words of taking a shower and a maid getting him new clothes he did look at himself again, this time a bit closer to see that he was a bit dirty then normal, but he didn't think it was that bad, was it. Alexander just nod before taking his hand from his bag and held them up in front of the Princess, in a way of trying to tell her to stay here until he came back. He was not one to write everything out, he sometimes just like to use actions as he thought was easier and saved parchment for things that were more important. With another nod he left going to a bathroom and took his shower. The mud and dirty washing from his hair showing it a lightly brown then what it was. The tattoos that he had on his neck on both sides, behind his ears, were more visible. But the thing that was seen most was the slight scar that he had across his face. It was nothing that was no concerning as it was more from his past, when he was a child and the village that he lived in, didn't take to him to kindly and was struck with the sharp end of a shovel. The wound was not deep but it did leave him with the scar. When he was in his new garb, still he didn't put on any shoes and walked back to the Princess' room to see if she stayed there, but if not he knew that she was going to be in the dinning room. @predictable_. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/52/44/f2/5244f2cd949b866a3bb4b91fbb64e237.jpg

Penelope let out another sigh. She guess it would be a tad bit rude to just leave them. Besides, she didn't really have a choice. She waited off in her bedroom, waiting for Alexander's return. She kept herself occupied by writing in her diary. Her diary was probably the only thing that kept the princess sane during her time here at the castle. Several minutes later, there was a knock on her bedroom door. She assumed it was the guard, so she opened it. He looked way better and cleaner than he was before. His hair was brown, which was a surprise since it appeared black at first. She wondered why they continued to stay without shoes, but that could be a question for another time.* "Great, come along then." @argeneau25

Alexander with a deep breath and knocked at the door when he didn't see the Princess in the hallway that he told her to stay. It was a few moments that she came out of the room and he gave her a soft nod. He looked up and down the hallway before following the Princess to where she was to go. HE made sure that he was right behind her but also made sure he was not to close just in case she were to stop for something or to turn a different way. In any way Alexander just wanted to be ready for anything that were to happen with her. @predictable_.

Once in the dining room, the dining table was covered in many different dishes with various kinds of breakfast food. Her father was nowhere to be seen. The princess wasn't surprised at all, knowing that he was often busy... So he must have had a maid bring him his food up to his room. She pulled out a chair for herself and sat down. Although there was so much food to pick and eat, the young princess couldn't even eat a quarter of it all. Usually, the leftovers would go to the people that worked in the castle during their lunch break. The princess ate a nice-sized portion. Toast, eggs, and bacon. She did feel bad for the guard who had to sit and watch her eat. "Have you eaten breakfast yet?" She asked the guard. @argeneau25

((Sorry about the late reply, work has been on my butt with double shifts)) Alxander followed the Princess as she walked to the dinning room, just looking around before looking back at her. He was about to pull out the chair for her to sit but she was already a step ahead of him. Slowly he backed away not really knowing what he should be doing at the moment, but he did look at the food with a bit of a growl from his stomach as he didn't eat anything yet this morning. As he was able to leave to go just a walk around he was asked about eating. He looked at the food and then at the Princess was a shake of his head. Slowly he moved closer to the female just wondering on why she even asked it. @predictable_.

((lol I honestly thought you ghosted me. It's fine though "Well then, have a seat and eat whatever you'd like." She commanded. A few of the maids were surprised by the princess' gesture. Many nobles preferred not to eat with their maids and guards. They had their break, which is when all of the workers gathered to have a meal or just relax. "It isn't good to be working on an empty stomach anyways." She commented before placing a napkin on her lap. Noble women always had to play the role of modest ladies. It had grown to be a habit for Penelope. @argeneau25

Watching the Princess' lips form the words were just a bit of a shock, but he soon sat down at the table and do what the other did, placing the napkin on his lap. HE looked around at the food before starting to grab things here and there, using his fork of course as he was not an animal. Alexander started to eat, ut he did look up at the Princess here and there to make sure that she was not talking to him at all. But it was also hard to not look away from her as she was breath-taking. @predictable_.