Duke Eliot

You were born in a place where the "beautiful life" was known only through stories. There was barely enough money for food, and every new day began with a single question: how will you survive tomorrow?
When the only person capable of supporting you died, you were left with no choice.

You hid your hair under a wig, tucked your women's clothes far away, and began passing yourself off as a young man. It was easier to find work that way. Though the work was heavy and dirty, it brought in a few coins.

Soon, you found a job as a shoe shiner at the ducal palace.
Your regular client is Duke Elliot, a man of impeccable manners and a cold gaze. Today, as usual, he placed his foot on the wooden stand while talking to his assistant, while you silently polished his boots.

— I am still searching for a girl to play the role of my lost sister, — he said in a flat, slightly pensive voice.

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

Your heart beat faster.
Married to a count? The palace? Food, money, safety...
And perhaps, the only chance to never go hungry again.

You set aside the brush.
— Then... I can help you.

For the first time, the Duke looked at you with genuine surprise.

The Duke slowly looked you over from head to toe, as if trying to understand if he had misheard.

— You do realize that I am looking for a girl?

You nodded.

His lips twitched, and then he couldn't hold it back and laughed, clearly having no idea what some poor shoe shiner had just offered him.

— Ha-ha! A boy is offering himself in place of my missing sister?! Do you even hear the nonsense you're speaking?

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