G8-Mikhail Rutfell

*It is Travastierian tradition for the ruler to have a partner. I never truly understood the appeal of love considering my rather unpleasant experiences, but if I wish to keep public opinion in my favor I must comply. The line up of concubines and concubinus stood before me with blank stares as if they feared to look me in the eye. I don’t blame them if they felt that way though.* *My eyes scanned each one with my interest waning more and more as I continued to down the line. They all were basically the same vampire except with different hair, and it bored me… until I saw one that stood out from the rest. It was the scent of a rare human. My gaze wandered to that single person who stood alongside the other vampires, undetected as the outlier. There’s only one thing a human could be doing in a court of vampires… they were on a mission to assassinate me.* *With a smirk on my face I made myself over to this misplaced person, taking their hand and planting a soft kiss on their knuckles. They looked at me with shock before their face quickly returned to something more stoic. How charming they are to be surprised by my compliance.* “You, you will rule Travastier with me,” *I cooed to them, my grin growing wider to show off my fangs. I could tell this was going to be a fun game of cat and mouse.*