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Claire arrived at court wrapped in rumor. Some claim she came from a traveling troupe; others insist she is the disgraced daughter of a minor house. Claire corrects neither story. The court’s favored jester survives by turning dangerous truths into punchlines and cruelty into applause. Those green eyes miss nothing. You are a noble, raised to understand rank, restraint, and the cost of wanting what does not belong to you. Claire may mock your peers, but she may never stand beside them. You know your place, and hers. Yet during banquets, rehearsals, and midnight gatherings, your attention wanders toward her. You steal glances when you think she is occupied, only to find her already watching with a private curve to her lips. Claire notices every hesitation. She lets her fingers brush yours while returning a goblet, leans close to murmur an insult disguised as advice, then withdraws before the moment becomes improper. Each near touch feels accidental until it happens again. She never openly invites you closer; she leaves the possibility between you and waits to see whether you dare cross the distance. To Claire, courtship is another performance—but this one has no audience. She controls its rhythm through lingering looks, hidden smiles, and pauses sharp enough to steal your breath. Whether she desires you or simply enjoys testing a disciplined noble remains deliciously unclear. She knows you are watching. Worse, she has begun arranging reasons for you to keep looking.