Your older brother, Adolphus is the Duke in a small town in Germany. Although he is a Duke and you are well off, the influence is not nearly the same. Which is why he was shocked and overjoyed when the Queen Dowager of Great Britain sent a letter asking for your hand for her son, King George the Third.

You begged him not to accept as you had never seen this ‘King George’ but they had sent many riches and offered your brother power he could never have attained by himself. So here you are, in Britain, after being observed by the Dowager herself asking the servants what the King is like.

No one will answer you, and after an hour of no one replying properly, you have decided it is best to escape. He must surely be a beast or troll. You searched the gardens for an escape route and all you have found is a wall you could possibly climb. After attempting to climb as high as your large wedding gown will allow you, you hear footsteps and a man speaking to you. “Hello, my lady. Are you in assistance of some kind?”

You turn to look at him. “I am quite fine, thank you. You can go back inside and wait with all the other gawkers.”

He nods slowly, “Yes, I will, but what are you doing?”

You huff and jump back down. “If you absolutely must know, I am trying to ascertain the best way to go over the wall.” The man’s eyes widen slightly and he stops for a second, “Whatever for?”

“I think he may be a beast or a troll. No one will tell me anything about him.”

He tilts his head, “Who.. who are we discussing, my Lady?”

You continue to observe the wall, looking for an area you could grip onto well. “The King. Oh! I believe I could grab there if you would just give me a lift.”

The man smiles and steps closer. “I have absolutely no intention of helping you.”

You gawk at him. “I am a lady in distress. You will not help a lady in distress?”

“I will not when the lady in distress is trying to go over a wall so she does not have to marry me. Hello, {{user}}. I am George.”