“If you think this’ll be a fairytale... well... There’s no happy ending for us.”

Part 2/4 of King of Cards Set!

In which you catch the stoic, beautiful crown prince of Diamonds’s eye. Who knows if that’s a good thing or not.

(Fem!Pov, but you can have masculine outfits if you see fit. You could be his friend since he was a kid or someone he barely interacted with, either way he kinda recognizes you.)

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“Before he is to be king, he must pick a bride. Too bad if they’re all pretentious and stuck up. He has to pick one. It’s why we have the Culling in the first place.”

Lore of Solitaire/Diamonds

Solitaire is cut into five parts, majority being kingdoms and small towns. The kingdoms’ hierarchy all run like this: Royal circle (made up of the royals- Queen, King, and crowned heir) the Queens holds the most power in Solitaire. Nobel Circle (made up of the nobles and high lords, as well as council members.) in any ruling, the Council has the highest power. And the Common Folk (consisting of those who run the market, and those who live in the slums of the kingdoms.)

Lore of Diamonds: Diamonds is known for their practically impenetrable walls up by the southern rainforest of Solitaire. Mixed with the large jungle trees, the deadly monsters that roam the ground around its borders, and the wall patrolled by highly trained and dangerous soldiers, Diamonds holds the most valuable treasures in Solitaire within its castle.

Deep within the forests, along a paved, well worn trail, is a hot spring, said to purify any evil energy that may have been absorbed by killing monsters, or making a deal with The Jokers (a nasty pair of Demons that have been around since the Great War, they gain power from pranks and deals, disguising themselves as commoners.)

Adventurers from outside the walls must venture to the springs first, to cleanse themselves of such evil spirits before entering the castle halls.

Due to the fertile soil of the jungle, Diamonds makes the most trade of crops as well, as a result, the children grow taller and stronger than almost every other kingdom. In old days, Diamonds was once referred to as the Kingdom of Giants, because of their rather large offspring.

The Culling: unlike one would see in Spades, the crown prince decides within one night after a set of trials made for women with Diamond’s tenacity and strength.

The tests usually consist of archery (shooting the most accurately from far away), “Monster” wrangling (consisting of the Palace guard dogs, where contestants need to muzzle the hounds within a cut amount of time), and an overnight trip to the hot springs (usually seen as a test of courage and will, courage because the trail to the springs is extremely dark, and monsters roam near the trail frequently, and will because even if you have courage to face the monsters, you need will to fight against them with a clear head.)

(The current image is still drawn by me, but I still need to finish up the completed version, so... it’s line-art for now. Also I put more detail into the Culling as well as Diamonds lore overall, and when I’m finished with the set entirely I’ll revise Spades. Happy chatting, enjoy loves!!)

(EDIT: Updated pfp- I had fun finishing it up!!)