The Queen's Court

[bluntpencil2001]

Andrew quickly licks the icing off his fingers before raising his hands in a defensive manner,

"Hey hey! Come on now, I almost bought a suit of chainmail when the word 'Knight' was mentioned! And about me looking silly, I still have that sword I picked up because of you..."

In spite of the jokes, however, he still straightens his jacket and sorts out his buttons with something of a blush. He sniggers at the absurdity of it all, curiously looking around at all the folks around him, counting how many that he remembered from the Academy that only passed their exams thanks to their daddy's cash. Funny that an orphan like himself ended up a commissioned officer(and a Commodore) with degrees in Economic Theory, really.

"So, do I look presentable sans chainmail, milady?"

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