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<div align=center>NOTE: if you don't post within 48 hours you'll be skipped over. This doesn't mean you can't reply again, it's just since this plot needs to be hurried along a little more, since at the moment it's going pretty slowly!

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Princess William didn't have a throne, nor did he have a throne room. But he had a comfy perch nonetheless, and a small council, and Gabriel's dorm room would serve well enough for a meeting chamber- William's own was far too small, there was no way everyone would fit in there. He shifted on the bed a little, propping himself up on his elbows and yawning lazily. He'd selected the group he was waiting for carefully, and if they let me down now I'll have their heads for it. Of course, in reality William had really only told them they were to be part of his council two days ago, he'd gone through an awful lot of trouble finding them all though (sending Gabriel to find them, since a princess surely can't do it herself.)

He wasn't sure where Gabriel was, and the man most likely didn't even know about this meeting that Bill had called. It wouldn't be very long until he came back though, William thought, and he could always send a messenger out to contact him (or send him a text message at least.)

Princess William's getup was simpler than usual, a green dress with long sleeves that met his ankles. It was loose fitting and pretty, with intricate stitching around the sleeve cuffs and collar. It suited him, somehow he looked even prettier than usual like that. Though it was an effortless kind of beauty that went nicely with the regal air surrounding him. Whether he generally believed he was a real princess or not was a completely different topic altogether, at the moment it looked like: yes. He absolutely did believe completely that he was royalty.</div>
 
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Einar had served many kings and queens in his time, sometimes through their rise, sometimes through their fall, and had thus also seen many of their sons and daughters (the latter usually giggling and blushing as they tried to hide) but he had, however, never seen a son try to proclaim himself as a daughter (it was usually the other way around, in all of his knowledge). He was thus, utterly confused by this boy lying on the bed, calling himself a princess of all things. Almost as much as he was confused about as to why exactly he was here.

Your...Highness? he called from a spot near the door from which he had refused to move ever since he entered the room. He also felt very reluctant to call the boy a princess but he also did not want for the situation to get any crazier, so he just decided to bear with it. He had, in the end, seen much worse women carry the title.

What exactly are we to do?
 
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Claire sighed and rolled her eyes. She was obviously here for better reasons then most of them, being the head on command and all. She would have to make sure that everyone was doing their job, making sure that the defenses were good, and that this would all work out. That meant that she got to yell at whoever expect for people higher then her.

It was fun to be in charge of something, being able to control a big part of this war. She was still conflicted as to why she was doing this, why she was on William's side and why she was taking part of this. Being there for a friend? Yes that was a part of it. But a high power, something that wanted her to succeed in all of this, made her stay.

"What should I start with your highness?" She smiled and looked around to everyone before looking at William. "What defenses would be the best for our situation? Or what do you want to start with?"
 
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This whole situation was weird, but Briallen found herself getting oddly into it.

Briallen was certainly never the type of girl to play princess or damsel in distress as a kid, so playing ‘knight’ was right up her alley. When William had requested her to join her ‘council’ as ‘Valiant Lady Briallen of House Luck’, all the fun things from playing knight as a kid flooded into her head: pretend battles, wearing fake armor, saving damsels in distress, flirting with damsels, taking damsels as pretend-wives…

So, why the hell not? Plus, she had to look out for her roomie bro, right?

Briallen stood beside the bed as William’s guard, her back straight and posed. The tip of a baseball bat rested at her feet, and her hands rested at the end of it. She couldn’t find a sword, not even a fake one, in such a short amount of time—so she had to improvise. Close enough.

These meetings weren’t terribly fun though. When did she get to meet damsels and princesses (girl princesses, that is…) and flirt with them?? Or smack someone with her bat? There was none of this ‘meeting’ stuff when she played knights as a kid—just girls and violence. You know; the good stuff.

“So when do I get to beat people up? I mean…slay…whatever.”
 
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Of course Gabriel wasn't fully surprised when he opened the door of his dorm to find William surrounded by people, well that might have been a slight exaggeration from where he was standing he could see about three people, after all Bill had made poor Gabe scout around for them. Situations like this were becoming a regular occurrence but it didn't mean that Gabe was fully comfortable with them.

Gabe hadn't known about this meeting in particular but he guessed it had something to do with 'the council' as Bill had put it, as everyone who was present were people that Bill had made him recruit. Gabe wasn't sure how long this was going to go on for, at the start he had believed it to simply be a game from Bill's imagination but as time went on the boy had become more and more involved in it. All the while appearing to be very serious about it.

"Greetings, Your Grace," Gabe had been quick to pick up on the manner in which Bill wanted him to speak to him in. He supposed that according to Bill he would be considered late, even though he hadn't been aware about this meeting, "I apologise for my lateness."

Gabe took a seat and looked around the room, he nodded towards Briallen, Claire and Einar. He didn't know how seriously they were taking this - though they did seem to be discussing defense tactics. Defense against what? Ania? Does she have people on her side as well...surely she must. He hadn't really thought this out in very much depth before.
 
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August had completely forgotten that he had been summoned to Princess William's court. He found it rather easy to get into the role of a loyal subject, dedicated to his future queen. For now, he would try to do anything in his power to help William overthrow his enemy. He trotted through the dorm halls, trying desperately to remember which one was the right one. The number floated at the back of his mind, and he paused between two identical doors. It was either one or the other. Resting his hand on one, August opened it timidly to find the rest of the company already here.

Stepping inside, August bowed deeply, his dark hair flopping over his forehead. "Your grace." Rolling back his shoulders as he straightened, August picked a spot a respectful distance from the bed, examining his future queen. Bored, his eyes moved to the curious looking girl standing beside him. She definitely had the part down, looking more like a queensguard than any other person in this room. The rest of the people here mostly looked confused, perhaps wondering why a very large man had been parading himself around as a princess. He couldn't really blame them, but he was willing to accept it for now. At least it gave him something to do.
 
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<div align=center>William was pleased to see his loyal subjects gathered all in one room, most of them at least, a couple were missing he noticed, but they'd be alright without then. He wouldn't have expected to see a master of whisperers, and the Grand Maester though wise, wasn't needed just yet. He nodded each time he was addressed, a charming little smile upon his features. "You're late, Gabriel." He stated idly, lifting an eyebrow. He glanced sideways to Briallen, "don't hurt him though, I like him pretty." The boy sat up on the bed and shuffled over a little, apparently making space for him.

"You're all here because you are the best at what you do." He stated, looking around at the faces staring back at him, "you should be proud of yourselves." He smiled softly at August when he entered, before transferring the greeting to Einar, and then Claire. He assumed they all knew why there were here, there was only one goal in his sights- overthrowing queen Ania. "Let's not jump into things too quickly, though."

His eyes flickered to look at Claire, "my lady, it would not be wise to gather forces so quickly. We must do it in secret." Doing it in secret was a good idea- yes, if the other side had no clue an attack was going to happen, surely, the victory would come much quicker. That's not a noble win though. It might not have been a noble win, but it was much quicker with a high chance of success. William liked that idea.</div>
 
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Being the sort of person that rarely did anything for fun, Einar could not understand the notion of going along with something just for 'the heck of it'. He could, however, go along with anything as long as there was a prospect of a good fight at the end of it.

And how exactly we should do so, Your Grace? he asked upon hearing about gathering of forces. For I am afraid to say that we still share the common ground with the...evil queen... he hesitated a little, but then his leader/tactician instinct took over again and he continued to speak and any gathering of forces is sure to attract her attention.

As well as the attention of most teachers. he thought but did not say.
 
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Knights and their lances were always necessary of course, but no war would be won without the Knights of the Mind. Such was Félix's supposed duty, and he squandered it by having his ornate twists of chain removed from his bedroom.

He was almost certain Eric was at fault for this. Félix was not surprised that his brother would side with the more... feminine party, but it disappointed Félix greatly to have Eric hide his bloody costume. He spent far too long looking for the most important part of his outfit, and by the time he did find it Félix was running very late.

Fortunately, Prince...Princess William's meeting place was in the dormitories, and the walk was not far. Félix raised his mantle from the ground by a feew inches to avoid tripping. He did not yet have the time to hem in the bottom part of his outfit. Hopefully he'd find the occasion before he was expected to run around.

“Pardon my lateness, your grace.”

Félix meekly entered Gabriel's dorm, winding his way through until he could sit with the others. They were already discussing how to amass an army. Lord Elinar was worried that any effort would attract attention, even one in secret. Félix was not so certain.

“If we can't build our own forces, perhaps we can take from the enemy. Turn Ania's propaganda and support against her.”
 
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William's tactic was a lot more thought out then her own. They didn't need to forces ready so quickly. As she though about it, she nodded to herself at the ideas that were now going through her mind. They didn't need a big group of people all going in the same place, as that would just draw too much attention and cause them to loose.

After a few seconds, and then waiting for the others to be done talking, she nodded to William, making sure that he knew that he was right and that she wouldn't be doing what she had though before was right.

"Yes we don't need extra attention so early on." She then turned to Eric, thinking as to if his idea would work. "What if they thought the same thing though? What if they thought that we would be the ones that had a bunch of forces and defense, and they came her instead to take what we don't have?" She stated, thinking again if she even needed to say that. "It's something to consider."
 
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