Plot #4
Pairing: King x Peasant
Plot: The Land of Wu is a prosperous kingdom ruled by a mysterious king that no one has seen the true face of. He is known simply as the Blood King. The common folk fears him and his soldiers, keeping their heads down so that they are not harassed by his soldiers. Despite this, many families are heckled by the Blood King's soldiers who think they can do as they please. Although many parts of the kingdom are wealthy, the poorer folk suffer and fall victim to numerous things.
There is a merchant who sells produce for her family. On the side, she also dabbles with medicine. She is the oldest child of her family though that was not always the case. She had an older brother who joined the King's army but died in service. She cares for her parents and her younger brother. She is a bit headstrong but has a kind heart. As a child, she begged her older brother to teach her how to fight and wield a weapon. He obliged.
One day, she was taking a walk in the forest after an encounter with some of the King's men. They were looking for two suspicious men and a young boy. No one in the village had seen or heard of the people in question and the soldiers moved on. While she is on her walk, she hears a cry for help and rushes to find the source. She finds a young boy covered in blood and unable to stand. He begs her to leave him be but she refuses.
While she tries to help him, two men show up and she realizes that these three are the ones that soldiers were looking for. She tries to fight them off using the small blade she carries with her but is taken down. Out of nowhere, an arrow flies through the air and hits one of the men, killing him and enraging his partner. The mysterious person shoots another arrow and takes down the last remaining man and approaches her and the child.
Fearing that this person means the boy harm, she tries to protect him even as the man points his bow at her, demanding to know who she is. She tells him that she is a merchant and says that she can help the boy. He wears the garb of a soldier and does not trust her, but begrudgingly allows her to help because their healer won't be able to make it in time. She learns that this boy is actually the prince of Wu. She manages to save him and is taken along to the palace. The man who had found them then accuses her of being an assassin and tries to arrest her, but a voice from the hallway stops him. It is the King of Wu.
He makes his man, who is the general of the army, stand down and gives thanks to the merchant for her assistance. Since it is late, he insists that she stays the night in the palace and then takes his leave. Confused by her encounter with the king, she has no choice but to accept. Although she does not know it yet, her life has been forever changed.
Note: I will admit that this is heavily based on a webtoon comic that I have been reading. It's called My Dear Cold-Blooded King and it's really, really good. I am definitely hooked on it and I was doing a roleplay based on it, but my partner doesn't post often. So I decided to add the plot to my RT and have it be a little closer to the actual comic but still different in its own way. You don't have to have read the comic to do this plot with me, though it certainly helps. I don't care who plays who. I am fine playing the king or the merchant. It doesn't matter to me. Though, truthfully, I would like to play the merchant. If you're interested in this roleplay plot, I would be happy to tell you more about it.
