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prinxessleonora:

“ There will be a banquet in danish quarters in few days; I’d like you to play there, as joyfully as you just did. “ Leonora was charming to those she spoke with for the first time. She didn’t spare the young musician compliments about his skills he just presented to her, her laughter was  magnetizing; once their conversation was over, she realized she was being watched by someone from the court. She welcomed them with a curtsy and said : “ It’s not very polite to eavesdrop - however, since you already know about the party, we may discuss your invitation. “ 

Sophia curtseyed to her sister in return, neat and compact, and spoke in Danish, looking at her with a slightly wicked glint in her eye. “Flirting again, sister?” she said, in an undertone -- though no one at the English court spoke their language, there were always their own ladies. “A musician is a step down, I suppose, but at least you wouldn’t be expected to stay long in mourning.”

The cruelty came easily to her, and it was only occasionally that she regretted it. The rivalry between them had only been exacerbated by Leonora’s two marriages, and Sophia’s eternal singledom -- after her sister had failed the first time, Sophia had assumed it would be her turn, and to wave Leonora off at the coast again, to go to another husband, had been difficult enough to bear. That Leonora was now twice a widow, and their younger sister Catherine was to be married before Sophia, only increased her sharp-tongue, urged on by jealousy.

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evangelincs:

languages have always been a source of fascination for evangeline. by the age of five, she spoke three languages fluently: english ( the language of her own court ), french ( the language of european courts ), and portuguese ( the language of her mother ). now that she was twenty, she was fluent and proficient in even more languages. during her childhood, it seemed to be a subject of fascination by all of the courtiers that surrounded her. now, it was merely used as a pawn in her father’s games of diplomacy. however this time, evangeline came up short: she did not speak danish. “your english is quite good, your highness. mais, si vous le souhaitez, nous n’avons pas besoin de parler anglais. malheureusement, je ne parle pas danois.”

Sophia blushed. The two women were of equal rank, but here, at the English court, she was well aware that Evangeline had the upper hand, and that was something Sophia never liked to surrender. At home in Denmark she had always been able to maintain a sense of superiority over her sisters, even Caroline, the youngest, but there was none of that to be had now. The Stuart Princess’s quick switch into French, while no better than Sophia’s own, disarmed her. “That’s - that’s quite alright,” she said, a little stilted, but determined, in English. “It is better that I learn -- after all, I hope I will be able to visit my sister, when she is married.”

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It was impossible for Sophia not to be self-conscious of her English accent. Though she had been tutored in the language since she was a child, the focus of her education had always been French -- the language of European courts -- and German, the most likely language of her future husband, and she felt clumsy in it. That only made her feel more uncomfortable in this, the future homeland and court of her younger sister - as if she needed another reason to hate being here !

“Pray, do excuse me,” she said, blushing a little. “It has been a long time since I spoke English with anyone other than my governess.”

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HARK, HARK ! do you know where i can find ( sophia of denmark ), the ( twenty ) year old ( princess of denmark ) ? aye, they’ve been called ( amusing ) and ( charming ) but all that glitter’s is not gold and they can be ( jealous ) and ( ambitious ). my clairvoyant tells me they look like ( gabriella wilde ). ( eliza / she/her, gmt, 21 )

lads it’s been TOO LONG but hi! here’s my third baby, Sophia.

Princess Caroline’s sister, Sophia is accompanying her sister to England for the wedding!!

Unfortunately Sophia isn’t exactly feeling happy about it. She is desperately ambitious, and is furious that Caroline is getting the opportunity she wants. She’s finding it hard to hide her feelings, too -- they were well known in Denmark and caused quite a scandal.

she just really doesn’t want to be married off to some Princeling of an unpronounceable German state and she has a horrible feeling that that’s what’s on the cards for her. She wants to seize her own destiny, thanks very much, but she’s not about marrying for love - if Caroline gets to be Queen of England, she wants to do better. (good luck with that, Soph)

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tickpickwick:

caroline, waiting to see her soulmate come home

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