♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇

❝As the eldest one, protecting @2ndMinistro and @3rdHealer is a kind of duty without any doubt.❞ — The eldest twin of Selwyn siblings, The Archduke of Exandria

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

❝𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑠, 𝑦𝑒𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝘩𝑎𝑚𝑒.❞
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♚For RP Pᥙrρosᥱ
♚Hᥙᥒtᥱr AU
♚ Tᥲρ for morᥱ

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@arzchaic ↷ and the gentle yet amiable smile followed it to finish his sentence.

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@arzchaic

"Thank you for the kind invitation, but sadly I should decline it." Alexander refused it politely with a calm expression on his face.

Only a reckless man would accept such as invitation, no matter how accurate and skilled the other man's markship was. And he was ↷

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@arzchaic ↷ the chest. Casual and unbothered. The cascading shadow the tree had created covered the man's tall figure from the heated sun above them.

"I call it as a self-knowing. A man should prove himself first to be trusted by someone, instead of merely asking," he said gently, ↷

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@arfistocratic ↷ sapphire eyes glanced at the only young girl inside the room with him. "I could admit it is touching, in poetic way."

Was it an compliment? Certainly it was, Alexander wasn't a stingy man when it came to praise someone, especially if he found the said person interesting.

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@arfistocratic ↷ temporarily stopped. He listened to her explanation, attentively despite of his eyes remained on the book he was holding.

Then, he smiled. A gentle and rather amiable one.

"Your view of rainfall is interesting, Little Luella," the young Archduke said softly. A pair of ↷

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@fashionistazure ↷ Archduke made a small gesture to the servant whose position was guarding them. He ordered another pot of fresh tea and milk for this young lady whom he was having conversation with.

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

"The taste is a bit off."

Another weird taste of poison he got, he didn't know how to describe it.

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@fashionistazure ↷ maintaining the elegance. It came from years of practice, seeping into the bone marrows.

"I was unaware that you have an unfulfilled dream. Care to elaborate it?" Alexander asked, looked interested and amused at the same time.

While he threw the question, the young ↷

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@storiesphilia / "Greetings. I am Alexander Selwyn, using Rorschach (Luo Xia) from For All Time (Lovebrush Chronicle) as the face claim. I would be most delighted to join Storiesphilia. Thank you."

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@fashionistazure ↷calmly while finishing the poisoned tea inside his cup.

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@fashionistazure ↷tea. Though, if she agreed trying it then her remaining decades life would be shortened into mere minutes.

Speaking about this tea, he wondered who the culprit was, the one who poisoned his tea.

'It seems I need to do the /cleaning/ again.' The young Archduke thought ↷

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@fashionistazure ↷ teased her again.

[♚ 𝖠͟𝗹͟𝗲͟𝗑͟𝖺͟𝗇͟𝖽͟𝗲͟𝙧͟ 𝗦͟𝗲͟𝗹͟𝘸͟𝘆͟𝗇 @1stImperatore]

@fashionistazure ↷commented nothing more than that.

Instead, the young Archduke touched the rim of his cup before he brought it once again against his lips. He sipped the /tea/ calmly, more like too casual as if what he was drinking was an ordinary tea.

"Really don't want to try it?"

He ↷