[Annual Yuletide Game] Attack The King (With Snowballs)

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Re: [Annual Yuletide Game] Attack The King (With Snowballs)

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She turned around and winked at Nikola then smiled playfully intending to give this another try. Some time later, Lavinia returned and sent a few more snowballs flying in the direction of the King.

Dec 6, 1661 9:15 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
Dec 6, 1661 9:15 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
Dec 6, 1661 9:15 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!
Dec 6, 1661 9:15 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
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Nikola may have been enjoying the fun just a little too much, but who wouldn't enjoy the chance to bury the king in snow, especially with no repercussions from the Royal Guard? She found a better spot for making snowballs and let a few more fly at Zuan.
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
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Re: [Annual Yuletide Game] Attack The King (With Snowballs)

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Elisa had seen the announcement, saying there was a contest in throwing snowballs at the kings head. At first she wasn’t sure if it was really true. Why would the king let everybody throw snowballs at him? For one, he was the king.. And it gets really cold if you are covered in snow all the time. Hearing people in tavern boast about their successful hits made her believe however it must be true. Before she would have been too scared to attempt this. But now she felt more confident. She was starting to get to know Zuan a bit better as he turned out to be her cousin. Though you don’t make up for a connection that was lost for so many years in just a couple of weeks. It did help her to be confident enough she might get away with it, even though he was still king. If he didn’t want people to throw snowballs, he shouldn’t have written the announcement.

It was also a perfect opportunity to practise her stealth. Anno was teaching her to be more sneaky, as she called it. There probably was a better fitting name for it, but as she so far had only used to skill to sneak up on Anno and scare him (or attempt so) the word sneaky fitted quite well. His goal was that she would be able to go undetected by possible dangers, the attempts to scare him were a side effect he seemed to take with it.

Elisa found a perfect bush to stand behind. It was both wide and tall enough to cover her body from view. She had seen the king walking and knew he should pass here any minute now. After he did she stepped from behind the bush to throw her snowball. It was so close! But it just grazed Zuan as it flew by. Quickly she jumped back behind the bush, hoping she had not been seen. The thrill of trying not to get caught was flowing through her body. The excitement this time not paralysing her but instead encouraging her to try again. After all she had not been caught had she. Perhaps she was starting to be good at being sneaky. Her next attempt was a lot more successful, managing to hit the king in the head with the snowball. She had to cover her mouth and remember herself she was being sneaky or she would have shouted out to celebrate the successful throw. As she had taken cover again behind the bush she felt encouraged by her success to try again. This time however the snowball missed completely. Did she just throw badly, or had Zuan managed to evade her throw? Thinking it must have been coincidence she rolls herself a new snowball to try again. She noticed too late the king had turned around, she was already in the middle of throwing her ball. Which this time not only got dodged, but even caught by the king. Her eyes widened realising she might not have been as sneaky as she thought, and was in fact caught red handed. Or in this case perhaps white handed. Despite it not making much sense, she took back cover behind the bush, as if that would make her unseen again. Perhaps she had some more practising to do…
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Moving along a little way, to a fresh patch of snow, Petunia made some more snowballs. Then she gleefully started to fling them towards the King. The first one caught him right in the face, and she nearly fled then, suddenly assailed by the thought that she'd find herself in trouble. She wouldn't find herself in the dock, of course, because she was the Prosecutor and wasn't going to prosecute herself, but the King might bypass the courts and sling her into the dungeons or something. After a few moments of trepidation, she realised that nothing bad was happening, and decided to throw the rest of her snowballs. The next one grazed him, and he dodged the third easily, but her fourth one got his face again. She grinned, and threw her final two, one of which he seemed to catch, and the final one he dodged.
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them! ...and they caught it!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
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Not wanting to lose momentum, Petunia quickly made some more snowballs and then threw them towards the King. He managed to dodge most of them, though one just grazed him, and the last one caught him right in the face. She chuckled as she turned to a fresh pile of snow.
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
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Having heard the King's announcement, Karysia decided to join in the fun, and tried her luck at throwing some snowballs....
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!


You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it... ...and they caught it!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
Smiling at her luck, she turned to gather more snow.
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Lavinia returned the next day, hoping to have better luck with her aim.

Dec 8, 1661 9:33 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!
Dec 8, 1661 9:33 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
Dec 8, 1661 9:33 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!

Dec 8, 1661 9:33 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it... ...and they caught it!
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Satisfied with her progress, Lavinia went to gather more snow to turn into snowballs. After she was done, the snowballs found themselves flying in the direction of His Majesty.
Dec 9, 1661 5:38 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them! ...and they caught it!
Dec 9, 1661 5:38 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
Dec 9, 1661 5:38 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it... ...and they caught it!
Dec 9, 1661 5:38 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
Dec 9, 1661 5:38 pm [Special] You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
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After a little while, Petunia had a nice little pile of fresh snowballs. She threw the first one, and hit the King right in the face!

No longer concerned that this might be considered treason, instead she was encouraged, and threw her others one by one towards him. The next hit his head again, two of them just caught him but only a passing shot and he would probably not have even felt them; and he certainly wouldn't have felt more than a passing breeze from the one he dodged. But with her last snowball, she managed to hit him fairly straight in the face. She didn't really know the King, despite working in the Palace, but she giggled at the sight of his head being so nicely adorned with the soft, white snow.
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!

You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! They seemed to have dodged it...
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It grazes them!
You have thrown a snowball at Zuan! It hits them squarely in the face!
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Winter was here, and with it came the snow, and with the snow came the snowballs from the citizens of Fenia all directed towards their King. It was always a difficult time of year, due to the frost and the cold which made working the soil and tending to crops difficult, and even his own estate needed new wood in the fire every so often to keep the place and the people within it warm. Thus distractions were necessary and celebrations too to reflect the success of the Kingdom as they moved toward another year together within Fenia. Yuletide to some, Winterfest to others, it was a celebration of the winter month as the time ticked down toward the start of a new year – and once such annual event within the final calendar month of the year was the snowball contest – where citizens would throw snow at their King.

It had already been a busy first ten days for the King as citizens, travellers, nobles and advisers alike all sought to strike him with snow, hoping to hit a headshot to knock his crown or coronet off his head. For the most part, the King played his part, he would grumble and look frustrated whenever someone made a successful strike, but in truth, part of him enjoyed it, for ultimately it was a fun distraction, and a good way of him coming into contact with more of his citizens. With individuals like Bloodstone,Lavinia, Foxeon and Karysia, striking well with several headshots of their own. Members of his own family such as Elisa and Serafay also were keen to get involved, his sister in particular had deadly aim, and ease of access to him at the castle to lay in many a well placed snowball to strike the crown from his head.

Perhaps what amused him most however was the attacks by his own council members. Spurred on by Foxeon his close advisers Nikola and Sendile had also struck, while his own Royal Secretary Petunia had struck too. Meanwhile Ella Blackwood had devised the most devious of schemes to pour an entire hillside of snow onto his head at once in the tavern. He had spent most of that evening trying to dry his hair, but it was perhaps better than Idunno who no doubt spent the evening shovelling the snow out of the tavern. While Fenia’s own general had managed to use The King’s own soldiers against him to strike him at court, quite the scene indeed.

However as the evening of the 10th day drew in The King settled in his study, in his favourite chair infront of the fireplace, perhaps still trying to dry himself out of the snow and warm up his body from the constant attack of snowballs, but at the very least no one could get him here. He hoped at least. Yet with tomorrow another day would come and another opportunity for people to strike, whether at court, in the council chamber, during his walk to the tavern or any other moment in his daily routine – and he would play his part as his citizens played their part in the Kingdom and competed for the various prizes on offer.
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