How Many Ways

Years in the Making - Medieval AU

After years of corruption and months of escalating violence, their old ruler, King Unalaq, was finally overthrown and in his place his older brother Tonraq was named their new king. Tonraq was the opposite of his younger brother, often coming to the aid of those less fortunate and caring very little about the classes, much to the chagrin of the many lords in his council.

Once Unalaq found himself out of power it made perfect sense to name Tonraq the new king having been one of the driving forces behind his own brother's overthrow. Although few protested the idea of a king from the same bloodline, many saw the difference in the brothers and welcomed Tonraq and his family with open arms.

The fact that their only alpha daughter was beloved amongst the common folk made it that much easier to be accepted. Korra, daughter of Tonraq and Senna, was by definition a celebrity amongst the population having been a decorated warrior who fought for justice for all despite their social standings, much like her father. She was young, outgoing, attractive and not to mention single which made her a very popular alpha.

Despite her family being in the limelight due to their royal status and her many previous heroic actions, Korra was not one to bask in the attention. She disliked being the source of gossip and especially hated the idea of random unknown people wanting to declare their undying love and asking her to sire their pups. It was borderline invasive to her.

She was by no means unaware of her own looks and unquestionable social status - she was a future queen after all - but that didn't mean she was comfortable in the idea of enjoying said luxuries. In fact, she would much rather spend time with friends indoors than going out and partying all hours into the night with strangers.

Which is why she found herself wandering the halls of the deserted castle that was now her new home as everyone, staff included, was out celebrating the new king's coronation. She had been present at the actual event marking her parents as their new king and queen and was by all means the picture perfect princess, but as soon as it was over she bid farewell to her parents and chose to spend her time getting to know her new home instead.

She had run into a few people here and there and already she was having a hard time getting accustomed to all the bowing in her presence but she knew it was all part of her newly minted title. For all she cared, everyone could simply greet her with a high-five and she would be content, however she knew that was not proper royal protocol.

She laughed to herself at the thought of their esteemed Captain of the Guard, Lin BeiFong, greeting her with a high five knowing that was never going to happen in her lifetime.

She was so deep in thought about her newfound responsibilities that she never saw the other woman coming from around the corner on her way to the kitchens and only noticed her presence after colliding with her.

She took only a second to lament her bruised ego after landing on her butt with no grace whatsoever before looking up at the face of her amused friend, Asami Sato.

She and her father lived in the castle as the royal family's resident engineers and brilliant tacticians. She and Korra had bonded early on and quickly became friends despite her uncle's protests. He had always made it clear that an omega such as Asami was only meant for his son and that soon they would marry despite Hiroshi's arguments against it. Now that her uncle was gone, that was one less worry for Korra. Her best-friend would marry whomever she pleased if she had any say in it even if a small part of her wished she would notice Korra as a potential mate.

"Stop laughing and help me up will you?" Korra pouted grumpily not enjoying the fact that she was the only one making a fool of herself.

"Oh, Korra." Asami laughed at her friend's expression as she reached down to help her up. "You really should pay more attention to your surroundings you know."