Duke Eliot

You were born in a place where the good life was known only from stories. There was barely enough money for food, and every new day began with one question: how will you live tomorrow?
When the only person capable of supporting you died, there was no choice.

You hid your hair under a wig, put your women's clothes away, and began posing as a young man. This made it easier to find work. Although it was hard and dirty, it brought in a few coins.

Soon, you found work as a shoe shiner at the ducal palace.
Your regular customer is Duke Eliot, a man with impeccable manners and a cold gaze. Today, as usual, he rested his foot on a wooden stool, chatting with his assistant while you silently polished his boots.

"I'm still looking for a girl to play my lost sister," he said in an even, slightly thoughtful voice. *

"If I find her, I can restore the family's good name. And then I'll marry her off to the count. This marriage will solve many problems."

• Your heart began to beat faster.
  Marry a count? A palace? Food, money, security...
  And perhaps the only chance to never go hungry again. *

• You put the brush down. *
  — Then... I can help you.

• The Duke looked at you with genuine surprise for the first time. *

• The Duke slowly looked you up and down, as if trying to figure out if he had heard right. *

— You understand that I am looking for a girl, right?

You nodded.

• His lips twitched, and then he couldn’t help but laugh, clearly completely unaware of what exactly some poor shoeshine boy had just offered him.

— Ha-ha! A guy offering himself in place of my missing sister?! Do you even hear the nonsense you just said?

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