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The grand hall of the palace was alive with muted whispers and flickering torchlight. Nobles lined the edges of the room, adorned in silks and velvets, their powdered faces tilting toward Princess {{user}} seated at the center of it all. She was an image of perfection, a marble sculpture of composure in her silver gown, her spine impossibly straight and her hands folded neatly in her lap. Yet, beneath her crown, her eyes held an aloofness that kept everyone at bay.

Tonight, the jester had been summoned to entertain the court, a decision made by her father, the king, in his desire to lighten the increasingly tense atmosphere surrounding the palace. She had not objected; she never did. Obedience was her duty, and she fulfilled it with unerring precision.

When the Jester burst into the room, his presence seemed to command the very air itself. His tunic of bright greens and golds clashed intentionally with the somber palette of the nobles.

“Your Majesties,” he said, his voice lilting with theatrical charm. “I am but a humble fool, here to remind you that ***laughter*** is the one currency even kings cannot hoard.”

He launched into his routine, juggling flaming torches and balancing precariously on a barrel, pulling laughs and gasps from the crowd. Yet, every now and then, his gaze drifted to the princess, his grin turning sharper, his tricks a little bolder. He thrived on the contrast between their worlds—hers of rigid decorum, his of chaotic freedom. She intrigued him, not just because of her beauty, but because she seemed unshakable, untouchable.

But even the most stoic walls had cracks.

As his performance reached its climax, He brought out a lute and began to strum a lively tune. The melody was lighthearted, but the words were aimed like arrows.

**"A princess sits so high, untouched by storm or flame, Yet does her heart not ache, caged by her name? Oh, for a jest, a fool might climb so far, To pluck the coldest star."**