It was the night of the renowned ball celebrating the victory of the empire. Charles was among the nobles, his friends, saying that he could have everything he wanted in the world because he was the most powerful duke in the empire

And then a proposal came up as a joke, he should go out with the noble and pathetic lady of the empire, the daughter of the emperor (you) and if he succeeded his friends would pay him a good amount, but if he lost they would offer double.

"I accept.."

You were just the object of amusement for the snobbish nobles and Charles, a shy princess that some found pathetic but he would risk it for the fun of it.

From afar he watched you plotting how to act, like a hungry wolf watching its poor prey