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Ryu kept smiling. He's used to be in the receiving end of a glare that it never bothered him as much. He isn't even fazed by how Farren spoke to him. Rather, he expected it. "Just want to see how you are doing." He answered before leaning against the wall, resuming his earlier activity of watching the people. "So what brings you here?"

Ryu hummed. There is no longer a smile on his face. Instead, he looked deep in thought. He kept quiet so he wouldn't bother the man any longer. He focused on his own thoughts. After sorting his thoughts, he looked at Farren from the corner of his eyes and sighed. "A mercenary, huh..." he muttered.

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✮~✩~╠ Princess Anora reentered the ball looking quite unhappy. Now she worried greatly for two of her sisters. She wanted time alone, but she decided to at least try to enjoy herself. She walked over to the refreshments and picked a glass of wine. She looked at it carefully before calling over a servant. "Will we be serving anything stronger than this?" After being told that they wouldn't, Anora sighed and waved her hand to dismiss the servant. She needed a good drink, or at least a distraction. She looked around the ballroom. She noticed many people were enjoying themselves, even Evanora had made in appearance while Anora was gone. "Maybe I should attempt dancing tonight. It would at least get my mind off things. And who knows, maybe no one will laugh at me when I fall and break my nose." She sighed again and looked at her wine glass again. "I just need to calm down is all. The night isn't ruined. Amber will be fine. Nothing bad is going to happen to Sakura. I'm just over thinking this." She reassured herself. Anora smiled and took a drink from her glass. Then she walked back on to the floor and searched for someone to mingle with. ╣~✩~✮



(Enter form Amber's room!)

(-Dress-)

Valentin Braun

Valentin grinned to his dear wife. "Go make some friends then, just remember if any man dares try to touch you in any way I will kill them" He whispered into her ear then kissed her gently on the lips. He would attempt to speak with the princesses of these lands, after all having troops in your back pocket was something good to have.

⟣─────⟢ Farren watched Ryu walk away from the corner of his eye. "He is strange..." He thought. But Farren understood many thought the same about him. He continued to look out in the crowds. His gaze had focused on a pair that arrived together and was currently mingling on their own. He felt an odd vibe coming from them, though he had never met them before. Farren watched them closely, unsure of what to make of them. ⟣─────⟢

(You do not need to respond. I just thought it best to quote the both of you since I refereed to your characters in this post.)

"It is still better to have a fire stone and not need it then need one and not have it." The young prince said after a moment before he shivered slightly. While their skin might not be touching, Damian could feel the cool air coming off of Akira. It would be interesting to see if he remained that cold in the heat of the moment or if he would actually warm up. It would be worth while to learn that for later, but right now, he was more focused on getting to know the other.

"Eh, its pretty much why any royal family tries for at least two sons usually. In my family's case, we follow where the dragon genetics are. So, while Im the second male and most likely to take the throne if something happened to my brother, one of my siblings might end up being chosen by the gods instead." As Akira spoke of his retainer he laughed. "You have no idea. Last time he spoiled my fun I gave him a flea bath. Didnt work the way I wanted it to though, I ended up smelling like wet dog, and the maids of the palace lavished the mutt in attention. I swear he does it intentionally." Damian grumbled shaking his head a bit. "Would you be more relaxed then my current retainer I wonder?"

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✮~✩~╠ Anora found herself walking near a man who seemed a little out of place. She gave him a sweet smile and decided to extend her family's famous kindness to their guest. "Hello there, traveler. Are you enjoying the ball?" She asked him. "I am Princess Anora Covington, what is your name, sir?" She studied him carefully. She could tell he was not a soldier, but it was possible he was a warrior of sorts. As she saw his choice of clothing she began to think he must have come from a poor family. "May I should have only introduced myself by my first name.." She thought for a moment. ╣~✩~✮




(-Dress-)

Ａｋｉｒａ Ｓｈｉｍｏ

Damian made a fair point, it was true that having a fire stone would be far better for Akira than not having one. He'd been careful up until now, but he'd come close to heat stroke more than once in this nation. For being the unruly prince, Damian was wiser than one might first think. "True, perhaps I should find a way to get my hands on one in the near future." Akira said, nodding in agreement to the prince's words.

"Chosen by the gods..." Akira said this flatly, with no emotion attached to it. He'd long since abandoned the gods, finding that they were never there for him when he needed them most, but he wasn't about to step on anyone else's toes for believing in them. To each his own. Besides, it was only expected that a royal family such as this one would honor the gods. Just because Akira didn't favor them, didn't mean anyone else shouldn't.

Akira was glad for the change in conversation when Damian went with his switch in topic. He laughed at the idea of the prince giving his retainer a flea bath and immediately assumed that his retainer was a shifter. Then Damian asked a question that the answer only seemed natural for Akira. "I'm sure I would be. I don't think I'd ever let my guard down, protecting a precious jewel like you, but I wouldn't hold you back from your fun either. I'd want you to be happy, as well as safe. No point in giving up one for the other, don't you think? Makes life not worth living."