*Princess Belasarius*
God the way his face is going bright red, he's adorable! I try not to look at anyone else, though I could just imagine the displeasure on my father's face. It was not hard to guess my intent even from as far away as he was. I tugged on Gravestone's arm harder. “C'mon, Graves, I want to dance with you."
“P-princess, we cannot," he said, trying in vain to resist.
“We saved all three kingdoms," I shot back. “We've earned this. Now come on!" He relented at last, walking me properly to the dance floor. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted Addicus slipping some gold to the otherwise silent band (all eyes had indeed fallen on us when I offered a dance to Gravestone, it turned out) and they started playing a sweet, slow number for us. I guided his right arm around the sm
