(2012 Winter Coronation) The Coronation

[Smudge]

When Smudge arrived, and gazed into the Throne Room, he sighed deeply and ignored the plume of smog that exited his nose. He really hated these things but the food was free and some of his favourite locals were around.

Wearing his usual attire, Smudge threw a chin nod to Duncan and Swilla as he passed, before heading to the buffet and helping himself to some eggnog. Glancing at the cake, he really couldn't care less what was in it, just so long as it tasted awesome. Which it most probably did.

Spotting Degnar and Danny chatting with a Darkling he didn't recognise, Smudge headed over to join them.

[Sirith]

Duncan and Huntress continue by the door here

[Katrin Byeli]

The door to the Throne Room opened once more, and as it did the temperature of the place appeared to drop by a few degrees. Right by the door's frame stood a stunning woman in a beautiful black dress, a little black pendant hanging from her delicate neck. Frozen in her place for a moment, the woman's striking eyes surveyed the scene in front of her. After a few seconds, the woman stepped through into the Hollow, and the Mask that she typically hid behind slipped off, revealing Katrin Byeli's true form to everyone present within the room.

It was both an entrancing, and slightly terrifying sight at first, especially for those who had not seen the Winter Queen before...at least not in this capacity. Of course, those who regularly attended Coronations and other Freehold events held within the walls of the Commons were already familiar with it. That is not to say, that the effects of her Fae-like beauty did not get some sort of reaction out of them.

Katrin Byeli moved forward, each step appearing to be more graceful than the previous one. Those observant enough would notice how the ground changed subtly under her feet, slowly but surely freezing over with each step. The piles of decaying leaves that Autumn had left behind, turned into dust as the Queen of the Silent Arrow moved past them. And as usual, the area around the Fairest felt instantly colder than it had been, seconds before she reached a certain spot in the Hollow.

Her expression remained its usual self, a mystery to everyone but her. After all, she was the Queen of Winter...the keeper of the Freehold's secrets. As she walked across the room, Katrin gave a single nod to each of the other Sovereigns, but refrained from stopping to speak with anyone. Eventually, she reached a table in the corner of the room, the usual spot she usually sat in. One would think that Mr. Bates should probably just put a reserved sign on it, but the gesture was likely unnecessary.

Having made her entrance, the Russian Fairest knew her time would come soon enough. The crown would pass, the seasons would change once more, and when it happened she would reclaim the throne up on the dais. But for the time being, she took a seat with her back against the corner and observed as the people of her Freehold mingled with each other.

The one thing missing from the picture was her loyal companion, who was nowhere to be seen at that moment.

Katrin's Dress

[Malcolm Green]

For a moment the mountain simply stops, plate laying neglected in his hands. Now that is how you make an entrance, he thinks to himself. Suddenly the mountain feels very alone... and exposed... all by himself at the buffet.

[Swift]

Over at the bar, Magnus stands when his Queen enters. He bows his head in respect to her, quietly acknowledging her presence, power, and beauty.

[Perry diCarto]

Watching Spartan go for a moment, Perry began to circulate, peeking around here and there to see who was in this evening for Katrin Byeli's coronation. He'd make his way to the bar shortly, no doubt - but it was never bad to see who was who and where. As he strolled around, he offered Mr. Bates a nod of greeting.
Jag

[Anubite25]

Stripes shivers as he watches the Winter Queen go by. No doubt Autumn was on its way out in the tiger's mind. He can almost feel his fur trying to grow a fresh winter layer.

The tiger quickly pours himself a cup of cocoa to warm up a bit. He hasn't had an extreme amount of facetime with Queen Byeli but now more than ever she's giving off a no-nonsense feeling. Its enough to pull the tiger out of the buzz that the Dream-a-Dupe laced fruitcake was putting him in.

It also draws his attention to another near the food. Malcolm Green doesn't seem to have noticed the hunterheart, not that Stripes can blame him with how tall he is. Stripes lets his whispering mantle die out a bit as he moves closer to the green giant.

"Some entrance, huh?" Stripes asks, not really sure what else can be said about that.

[Katrin Byeli]

The Treasured's flawless eyes turned to look at the Summer King as he approached her table. "I would like to think everything is alright, but I have just arrived, no?" she said to the hoplite, her tone cold and calculated as usual. "Is there some issue I should be aware of?" Katrin raised an eyebrow just slightly as she asked the question.

[Dusan]

JUSTIN KINCAID

Justin made a hurried entrance into the room. Adjusting his tie, the Manikin looked around the room for a moment. He was dressed in a black vest, shirt and pants accessorized with a bright scarlet tie that not only spoke of his own affiliation with the Crimson Court but also provided just a hint of festive contrast to his Winter acknowledging attire. Noting that people had moved into little pockets of conversation, he ran his hand back through his hair in his trademark I'm thinking mannerism as he considered what he should do first.