I returned to the party alone, looking for Laine. I saw he talking with the guy from before- his name was Jeremy, I think. I didn’t want to interrupt so I just leaned on a wall and replayed the evening. Who would have said that the Royal Commander was actually a nice person, with a sense of humour? Plus, he was really pretty.
I liked him. But I knew we wouldn’t be anything other than friends, so I had to learn to just deal with that.
As I was lost in thought, I didn’t notice a guy approaching me.
“Hey.” I heard him say. Another one, really? They wanted to talk to me just because I seemed important. I looked up at him- he looked quite regular.
“Hello.” I replied politely.
“You’re a good dancer… Would you like to dance with me? I have some skills myself.” he said with a smile. I hated s
