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A J Crowley ([personal profile] saunteredvaguelydownwards) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs 2018-07-22 04:57 pm (UTC)

Anthony J. Crowley | OTA

[The mask that Anthony Crowley dons for this particular occasion appears fairly modest in comparison to the others that can be seen about the palace. It was, of course, chosen entirely deliberately. He enjoys watching people trying to read what little they can see of his expression, trying to figure out if they really did just see that little smile pass over his lips or if they're only imagining what they'd want to see.

He's sure that he's only here because one side or the other would like to win him over. Crowley is only a minor noble in the grand scheme of things, but the lands he holds are of tactical interest. It's certainly not because of that, that his allegiances have always remained difficult to pin down, but it does serve to make him a person of interest in the court despite his lower standing.

Crowley flits about the main festivities, looking every inch the demure and politely interested party guest, but he is always listening. The best places for it are the balconies, the odd stairway and, of course, the interior and exterior gardens where people can so easily be lulled into the false idea that they are not being overheard. There's nothing that stops the heart quite like hearing a soft murmur of 'hm, interesting' as you spill your latest tidbit of gossip into what you thought was a private ear.

There's also his odd tendency to end up in places that he shouldn't be. The servants quarters or the royal chambers, or the upper floors of the library as if he simply got lost and has no awareness that he's not supposed to be there... even if he had to get through two locked doors and over a balcony to get to where he is.

Rumours are abound that Anthony Crowley is an apostate mage, yet it's something no one has been able to solidly prove. There are scraps of evidence, all easily explained away by things that have no basis at all in magic, but the rumours persist. Crowley does nothing to confirm or deny them, in any respect.

Maybe he's a mage... maybe he's not.

He eats, drinks, and is very merry indeed, never shy to take up someone's offer of a dance or even to ask for the honour himself.
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