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

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It was getting near to lunchtime, and Petunia slipped outside to gather up enough snow to make a small mound of snowballs. She had identified what she thought might be a good spot to hide in order to ambush the King, which was behind a small wall that curved around at the bottom of some steps. She wasn't too sure where the steps led up to - possibly the ramparts, but she didn't think that mattered because it was the wall that she was using. So she had her little pile of missiles ready on top of the end of the wall, and crouched down behind it to await the King. Although able to see over the wall to watch for her target to appear, she was low enough not to be spotted, she hoped.

After several minutes, she was starting to regret choosing this location or, rather, regretting that it entailed her having to crouch down, because her legs were getting slightly cramped. She shifted her weight from one bent leg to the other...and then, after several more minutes, shifted it back again. There was a drift of snow just behind her, and it looked really soft and tempting, but no, it would have been silly to have tried to sit in it. She'd have sunk through the soft, cold stuff and got wet - bad idea, Petunia, don't do it.

But some time later, she realised it was no good, she'd have to stretch her legs. Cautiously and with one hand braced against the little wall, she rose slightly, stretching out first one leg and then the other. Just about to lower herself down to crouch again, she became aware of movement behind and above her. Looking up, she gave a slightly frustrated but very quiet, "Hmphh!". The King himself was actually descending the steps, and she would soon be apparent to him, if he hadn't already noticed her. Well, there was nothing else for it, she'd have to release her ammunition now, in order to catch him unawares, hopefully.

Swiftly, she straightened up and started to hurl her snowballs at the King, who was getting closer and closer to her position. The first one just caught him, softly showering his right side with the white powdery snow. That alerted him, of course, and he managed to dodge the next one, but she followed it up quickly with two more that covered his legs with soft, wet snow. Then as he descended and got closer, she was luckier, and got him full on his head with three snowballs in succession - hurray! She had three missiles left and, since he was getting unnervingly closer to her, threw them as fast as she could, before he reached her and was able to retaliate. They hit him, but just grazed him and splattered him with snow. He had almost reached the bottom of the steps now, so she decided it was time to depart, and slipped out from behind the wall to give a big smile to the King before fleeing, confident that he wouldn't hold any animosity towards her, given that it was the competition time.
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Lavinia was spending her days studying the various books that the Castle library held. The library was large, with one side of the hall having many windows that let in the daylight. Most importantly, however, the library was warm. Not to mention that there weren't many others around. So, nicely quiet and warm, perfect for reading and learning.

Every now and then she would get up to stretch a bit and rest her eyes. This time was no different. She walked about for a bit, approaching one of the windows. The scene before her was that of soft whiteness that covered every inch of the nearby grounds. Lavinia looked on for a while, admiring the view when suddenly a familiar figure caught her eyes, or rather figures.

Hidden in the middle of a group of guards was the High King of Fenia and her cousin-in-law, or something like it. She still wasn't sure how the family should address the King. The group moved slowly and Lavinia couldn't help herself. She opened the window and summoned some snow while casting a second spell that enabled her to turn the snow into snowball without touching the cold material. Grinning, she was about to banish them directly to Zuan's head but decided not to. It would be cheating, she thought and looked at the snowballs.

With a heavy heart, she took one and aimed carefully. A moment later the snowball flew and whack! Directly to Zuan's face. "Yessss," she exclaimed happily and threw another one. It hit its mark again. The King then turned around and Lavinia ducked just in time, giggling quietly in the empty library. She rose up again and looked outside. The King and his guards were still there which meant the fun continues. Next several snowballs completely missed while several managed to graze His Majesty, hitting his arms or torso. Two more snowballs found their way to King's head, sadly that annoying crown didn't move at all. Lavinia was curious but didn't manage to think more on it as she ducked again worried the King might see her.

After a few moments she rose up and threw her last snowball. Not only did Zuan move just in time to avoid it, he managed to caught it. "Shit," she cried out and ducked just in time as Zuan looked towards the library window. She giggled for a good while enjoying the mischief.
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Artemis snuck into the part of the palace where the royal bedroom was located.
An ambush in the chamber window would be ideal, - he thought - On the other hand, it's a bad idea. It would be difficult to explain to the palace guards that I was a participant in the winter game and not an assassin....
Weighing the risk of guard intervention, he chose the window of the corridor leading to the chambers, which the king had to pass through when going to bed.
I'll have to cast quickly, because I'll only have a moment - Entreri smiled to himself.

In the evening, in the light of the torch, he spotted the royal figure heading for the alcove. He grabbed the prepared snowballs and started hurling them like crazy. The first few only scratched the victim, but more hit the target. Suddenly the king ducked and intercepted the projectile.
How dare you?! - exclaimed Artemis, then reflexed and corrected himself - I mean, how dare Your Majesty?!

Without waiting for the king to throw his own snowball at him he finished the attack by hitting four more times. He found with regret that the crown was still clinging to the royal head.
Leaving the inner courtyard of the palace he was already devising his next ambush.
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Nikola had been plotting her next attack on the King, but kept getting distracted by life and other annoying disruptions, but she finally found herself with some free time and a pile of freshly packed snowballs. Today she was in the garden, knowing that the King enjoyed his strolls there of an evening, even in winter. She sat on a bench, cleared of snow, her batch of snowballs piled out of sight behind the bushes. She had brought a book to read to help pass the time, although she wished she had thought to bring some klahua as well as her nose, fingers and toes were started to complain from the cold. Just before she was about to give up and go inside, she heard familiar footsteps crunching through the snow and smiled, looking up as the King and several of his guards passed by on a different path, a swath of dormant flower beds separating them from her position. She casually marked her place in the book and placed it carefully into the pack she had brought with her and curtsied to the King when he glanced her way. After he passed her position, she went behind the bushes to retrieve her arsenal and using a slingshot, began pelting him with the fluffy balls of snow. The slingshot made things a bit awkward, but she managed to hit him in the face with the very first shot! The second ball disintegrated into a puff of snow as it grazed his shoulder and he managed to dodge the next two, the missiles landing harmlessly short of her target. He caught the next one and then the game was on! Some of her missiles landed true, some he dodged and caught, others exploded into a puff of snow as they grazed him. In all, seven of her missiles found their mark, yet still he remained securely crowned. Laughing, she shook her head, wondering just how he managed to keep the pointy hat on under such an assault, but she guessed he was just stubborn that way. "Well done, Your Majesty!" she called out before tossing her pack over her shoulder and heading into the castle to find a warm fire.
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Nikola was sitting in front of a roaring fire in Firestorm Manor, enjoying a nice hot cup of klahua as she waited for the drink and fire to warm her nearly frozen body. The air outside was cold! The wind made it even colder still. She had foregone her mission to knock the crown off of Zuan's head today, but smiled deliciously remembering two days previously when she had converted some ice packs into snowballs to attack her King. Once again, she had hid near the stables, having been informed that he had taken his war stallion out for a ride. Her pile of snowballs was extra generous by the time he returned and handed the horse over to the stable hands. He strode confidently out of the stables toward the castle and that was when she struck, throwing the first snowball. It hit him squarely in the face and stopped him in his tracks. After that he did a good job of dodging her missiles, even catching five of them! He was getting good at this game, she decided. By the time her last ball had been flung, she had managed to hit him on the head a total of sixteen times and STILL, the crown remained firmly attached. She would have to ask Ella whether it was permanently attached or what the secret was to getting it knocked off his head. She idly wondered whether he wore it to bed at night to avoid having to loosen its grip by removing it on purpose. Ah well! It had been fun!
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Was it fair? No. Absolutely not. But snowball fights weren’t about fair. It was about who could hit people with the most snowballs, in this case the King. Besides, being married to the King meant she surely wouldn’t get into trouble for pummeling him with hundreds of snowballs at one time. Or maybe it meant she was going to get into extra trouble. Oh well.

Strolling outside the castle, Ella spied her husband in the baren gardens. There was not a flower in sight, but instead, it was more of a crystal ice wonderland dusted with several inches of snow. With the help of a bit of magic, the witch made hundreds of snowballs (214 to be exact) all to drop on her unsuspecting husband in a snowy ambush.

She found herself in the garden walking up to him with an innocent smile on her lips as she greeted him,
"Hello, my love. Are you keeping warm enough?" Then quite suddenly hundreds of snowballs began flying at him from a nearby bush where she had left her 'weapons' stash.
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Nikola had been searching for the King, and she had found him, but then Ella appeared. She did not want to disturb them, so started to leave when she espied a stash of snowballs. "Oh this should be good!" she thought and hid behind a low bush. She watched as Ella greeted her husband and stifled her laughter as Ella's stash of snowballs buried the King in a deluge of soft snow. All that could be seen of the king was his crown, which was still firmly attached to his head. She wondered briefly, ever so briefly, if just reaching up and snatching it would count as knocking it off, but dismissed the idea almost immediately. She would bide her time. Let the King dig himself out of the snow and do whatever he decided to do to Ella, then she would strike when he least expected it. Stealthily, she left the gardens and started working on increasing the pile of snowballs she had already prepared.

Sometime later, she found him daring to show his face outside again. He wore his signature smirk and a set of dry clothing. As he passed by her hidden cache of snowballs, she greeted him with a bright smile.
"Good day, Your Majesty! You are looking well and satisfied this fine day!" He gave her a quizzical look but kept going, apparently late for a meeting? She waited until he had passed her some paces, but still well within range and let fly her arsenal.
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Laughing merrily, she approached the now buried King of Fenia. "I couldn't let Ella have all the fun!" she declared. The crown seemed to be a askew atop his snowy head, although it was still attached. She reached up to touch it, but one of the guards cleared his throat and she glanced at him and blushed. "Sorry," she apologized, quickly removing her hand. "I just wanted to see if it was really loose or not."
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On the following day Lavinia decided to take a leisurely walk about the Fenia City. She didn't have an exact destination in mind nor a purpose, but simply felt the need walk for a while. And so the witch sauntered along the snow covered streets and after a while found herself beyond the town's limits. Still, she continued on as long as her legs carried her.

Arriving at the crossroads she turned right and went downhill for sometime before the path she followed started to climb. When she reached the top, Lavinia realized that she found herself in the vicinity of the Royal Castle. Pressing on she soon found herself near the barracks, she could hear the sounds of swords clashing against each other. Royal guards were training, she concluded. She slowly crept closer feeling curious and observed for a good while as the men trained. To her surprise the King also made an appearance and Lavinia was soon completely engrossed in the scene before her. The King and the guards trained together and it would have been a fascinating show of strength and swordplay only if it wasn't for the cold.

Deciding to act quickly and get warm even faster, Lavinia began to gather the snow and make her icy ammunition. The men had taken a break and she decided now was the time. With a simple hand movement she made sixteen snowballs rise from the ground and levitate in the air above her. Then she let them loose and they flew directly towards the King. Eight of them hit their mark squarely in the face, yet that crown did not move an inch. Several hit the King's arms, a few hit his back as he began to turn around to see his assailant. Others missed him completely while he managed to catch one. Lavinia hid behind some bushes and laughed quietly hoping to avoid the royal retaliation.

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Next day Lavinia wasn't feeling very well and considered skipping the Privy Council meeting. And she did just that. As morning turned to afternoon Lavinia felt better and decided to check in, simply to make sure she didn't miss anything of note. To her utter delight the other Councillors were just leaving the meeting chamber when she finally reached it. She said her hellos and goodbyes as they passed by her. After the last one of them left Lavinia quietly entered the chamber and saw that the King was alone, seemingly lost in reading something. She stopped by the door and remained motionless for a few moments, Zuan didn't seem to notice her arrival.

With a silent incantation Lavinia had snowballs appear suspended in the air and she grinned mischievously. Then she let she snowballs fly, five of them hitting their mark while others completely missed the King. Whatever Zuan was reading until a moment ago now looked completely ruined. He looked at her and she could couldn't figure out if his look meant annoyance or anger. However, Lavinia wasn't about to stay and find out. She smiled at the King before quickly vanishing in a cloud of purple smoke.

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As it was the final day of snowball season, Ella took one last opportunity to pelt the King with dozens of snowballs.
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