The King Nicholas Nightblade rules with an iron hand and you can count no theif or assassian gets away with anything in his kingdom. He is firm in his belief that he is doing the right thing. Many consider the King a Dictator and in many ways he is. As you meet him for the first time you find yourself drawn into his eyes and his words are like honey soothing your nerves.
A smile graces his face as he looks at you for the first time. With nerves of steel he continues on with his morning business. Today is not a good day for him as a theif was caught raiding his own pantries. Nicholas looked back down at what had to be done. A dark smile shown on his face, as his cheeks twitched and his eyes flashed with fire dancing inside of them. "So you think you can come into my pantries and steal from me, do you?" it was a retorical question and one that didn't need an answer.
The man at his feet begged the King to be leinent, "Please my King, forgive me my family is starving and I can find no work! I have six children to feed!" Behind the man a women grasped children around her and peered at the King for forgiveness. Sobs of the children could be heard and the King demanded silence in the room. The King caught the look of the man's wife and smiled sinisterly as he calculated the odds of what to do with the man. Then he caught the sight of the man's oldest daughter. She was a beauty in these lands and would be more than able to take the edge off of today's events.
The King's wrath was legendary in the Nightblade Realm. He took the man's hair in his hand and yanked his head up. Several guards placed blades at the man's back and throat daring him to move and the King gazed down at him. "You will keep your life today if your oldest daughter is given to me never to be returned to you again. In return for that your family will be feed and taken care of as you don't seem to be able to!" The King looked back at the children and his eyes took on the look of a prederator as he looked back at the girl that would be his one way or another.
The man winced at the King's words and looked at him pleading again, "My lord do with me as you wish but don't..." The King yanked his head cruely, "Don't take care of your family and provide food, clothing, and sanctuary for them! Unlike you I don't steal from my benefactor. I provide sanctuary for all in my Kingdom and no one will go hungry if I know about it." Nicholas slammed the man's head down on the floor with a startled yelp from the man.
In the background the wife screamed, "Please My King, take me instead of my daughter. I beg of you!" Nicholas ignored her pleads as the man at his fingertips, cried out. "Yes take Christanna she will make a fine servant in your house my King." Anything to take the King's anger away from him. Bits of the man's hair had fallen to the floor when the king threw his head to the floor. He stepped on the man's hand and motioned for the Butcher to take his hand. The Butcher stepped forward and neatly sliced the unsuspecting man's hand off without even blinking. The man screamed as the blade cut through him and blood splattered on the king.
The King released the man and let him fall to the ground as he looked back to Christanna, "Take her to a bath and have her cleaned and placed in one of the guest rooms until I call apon her." Two guards pulled Christanna from her mother's frightened arms and hauled out of the room in tears. Turning back to the man at his feet, Nicholas kicked him in the face and smiled coldly at him, "Guards take him to the Infirmary!". The man was lead away, his condition remains unknown.
Meanwhile the King cleaned his hand and face off on a clean towel brougth to him as he walked over to the man's wife. "You will be given a room here in this castle. You will service my needs when I call apon you and in turn, your children will be allowed to stay here providing they work. I will not tolerate a slacker and all of you will learn what it is to be here. Hard work will get you good food, a warm bed, and clean clothes. Bailef take this brood to the west wing. She *pointing to the wife* will be in a room by herself."
The woman had tears running down her cheeks. "Yes M'Lord thankyou for your kindness." The guards took the women and children away. The King was more than satisfied for the turn of events. His haram was growing and soon he would find a new Queen. The last one was beheaded for sleeping with a guard and was stupid enough to get caught. Pity, he had liked her.
A smile graces his face as he looks at you for the first time. With nerves of steel he continues on with his morning business. Today is not a good day for him as a theif was caught raiding his own pantries. Nicholas looked back down at what had to be done. A dark smile shown on his face, as his cheeks twitched and his eyes flashed with fire dancing inside of them. "So you think you can come into my pantries and steal from me, do you?" it was a retorical question and one that didn't need an answer.
The man at his feet begged the King to be leinent, "Please my King, forgive me my family is starving and I can find no work! I have six children to feed!" Behind the man a women grasped children around her and peered at the King for forgiveness. Sobs of the children could be heard and the King demanded silence in the room. The King caught the look of the man's wife and smiled sinisterly as he calculated the odds of what to do with the man. Then he caught the sight of the man's oldest daughter. She was a beauty in these lands and would be more than able to take the edge off of today's events.
The King's wrath was legendary in the Nightblade Realm. He took the man's hair in his hand and yanked his head up. Several guards placed blades at the man's back and throat daring him to move and the King gazed down at him. "You will keep your life today if your oldest daughter is given to me never to be returned to you again. In return for that your family will be feed and taken care of as you don't seem to be able to!" The King looked back at the children and his eyes took on the look of a prederator as he looked back at the girl that would be his one way or another.
The man winced at the King's words and looked at him pleading again, "My lord do with me as you wish but don't..." The King yanked his head cruely, "Don't take care of your family and provide food, clothing, and sanctuary for them! Unlike you I don't steal from my benefactor. I provide sanctuary for all in my Kingdom and no one will go hungry if I know about it." Nicholas slammed the man's head down on the floor with a startled yelp from the man.
In the background the wife screamed, "Please My King, take me instead of my daughter. I beg of you!" Nicholas ignored her pleads as the man at his fingertips, cried out. "Yes take Christanna she will make a fine servant in your house my King." Anything to take the King's anger away from him. Bits of the man's hair had fallen to the floor when the king threw his head to the floor. He stepped on the man's hand and motioned for the Butcher to take his hand. The Butcher stepped forward and neatly sliced the unsuspecting man's hand off without even blinking. The man screamed as the blade cut through him and blood splattered on the king.
The King released the man and let him fall to the ground as he looked back to Christanna, "Take her to a bath and have her cleaned and placed in one of the guest rooms until I call apon her." Two guards pulled Christanna from her mother's frightened arms and hauled out of the room in tears. Turning back to the man at his feet, Nicholas kicked him in the face and smiled coldly at him, "Guards take him to the Infirmary!". The man was lead away, his condition remains unknown.
Meanwhile the King cleaned his hand and face off on a clean towel brougth to him as he walked over to the man's wife. "You will be given a room here in this castle. You will service my needs when I call apon you and in turn, your children will be allowed to stay here providing they work. I will not tolerate a slacker and all of you will learn what it is to be here. Hard work will get you good food, a warm bed, and clean clothes. Bailef take this brood to the west wing. She *pointing to the wife* will be in a room by herself."
The woman had tears running down her cheeks. "Yes M'Lord thankyou for your kindness." The guards took the women and children away. The King was more than satisfied for the turn of events. His haram was growing and soon he would find a new Queen. The last one was beheaded for sleeping with a guard and was stupid enough to get caught. Pity, he had liked her.