Quietly at the door comes in a blondish sandy haired young man with blue eyes. He is wearing a royal blue silk shirt with light tan pants and boots. He is met by a couple of servants with the omnipresent lurking Balaam hunching over,"You are late!" is what the shortening pointed nose secretary says to the youth.
"Yes but you told me it was a half hour from now." the youth says.
"Ferris." the thin little black doublet man says trying to conceal anger,"Oberon did not include you on the honours list. So you should have stayed home anyways since you are so incompetent."
Ferris looks to him,"He's my grandfather."
"That did not matter." Balaam says,"I recommended that he not include you. I am very influential. You should have been nicer to me." he puffs himself up more. "The King listens to me. I plan to make a lesson of you to the other princelings to be respectful to me."
"His Majesty was not impressed with your jingoistic incident making fun of Suhuy's daughter. We are trying to avoid a problem with the Kornelii." Balaam tells him,"His Majesty has a greater priority in better relations with his Kolvirii family."
Ferris scowls at Balaam who is gloating with a smile. Balaam says to him,"Ho ho ho, I think I will go get myself a drink to celebrate."
Ferris avoids looking at the throne and then goes to the opposite side of the Court and quietly asks for a glass of water and quietly drinks it while he is thinking.
This text is copyright © Craig Lucas; "Amber" is copyright © Roger Zelazny; "Amber" the diceless RPG is copyright © Phage Press. No copyright infringement is intended.
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