The palace guard dressed in shinning silver armor and maids in white and black embroidery dresses move swiftly to and fro, heavy red curtains with pattern gold colors shifted and hanged neatly to bring out the beautiful sunlight filtered into the palace room at past noon.
The palace dining table in a large hall arranged with delightful and tastefully fruits, the palace filled with maids and work men with their hands full with activities preparing for the grand ball.
In Andcross kingdom, there is a culture called the season grand ball . it's the most highly sort after from every art works to Chandler's fixing and innovative creation will be on display, this will give men of both non noble and noble, craftsmen to display their works to attract noble customers, the room decorated with four identical chandeliers hung from a magnificently painted celling with their candles fitting into the room, the little fires reflected causing specks of light to caress the walls and floor, the elegant marble columns stood along the edges of the room, large windows with a door leading to a balcony.
The evening sun sets and various exquisite beautiful carriages began arrive on the red decorated rug on white marble floor. Guest of young handsome noble son and duke dressed in their Sunday best milled and ladies on their best to attracts potential suitors,
in Andcross ,there is another culture that must happen in every ball or noble meeting that involves young men and women, it is titled Chase and innocent, for young noble ladies this what they have being trained for since birth, tonight they discovered which young ladies might succeed by securing a match hereby avoiding the dreadful condition known as the spinsterhood , many young ladies dressed in fine color of silk fling themselves to find a possible suitors of noble son. Songs played from a violin and a man dressed in fine blue tunics walks to a young lady "may have this dance "yes my Lord"
Another lady talking to a man" oh I do love to dance"
Another lady "I must show you my water colors sometimes if I can entice you to see them sometimes and her mother spoke
" She is quite efficient in the piano too". A carriage stops and a man climbs down from his carriage, he has Blondie hair, green eyes richly dressed in red tunics pattern with white and yellow in the middle of the tunics. He had a matching color with his white pant and long boots. He walked around the ball filled with fine young gentlemen and women. He stops for a drink at a table and the guest in awe looks up, princess Quinn and three princess behind her dressed in various colors of blue, pink, yellow and black pattern gowns, their faces painted with makeup making them look like goddess, they climb the stairs and the young man walks to her.
"Evening, princess Quinn, you look magnificent"
"And you too, you looking ravishing handsome in those tunics of yours “lord Jake,
Jake the only man that caught the heart of Quinn, the man she dressed for to impress however
"Princess Quinn, if I may ask, princess Setsuna not attending the ball today" Questions young lord Jake , Quinn twitching her eye brown with her face flash in anger before composing herself. This man has a thing for Setsunaand would not even look properly at her
"Oh, speak of the devil “ Quinn points at a goddess young lady with white curly hair . She is dressed on a most exquisite lovely dark red gown with roses on it. She has light rosebud makeup on her lips and her beauty cannot be explained as every young men and women turn their faces to watch the damsel walked in. Why some stare in awe at her beauty some thought differently, Especially three mothers who had jealous heart towards her tangled in gossips.
"Is that not the young lady that was called child of misfortune?"
"Most certainly, If not for the royal blood of the king, she would be cast out of the palace by now"
"I heard she quite strong and she build a reputation for herself"
"Talking about reputation, I heard the prince of Santarosa would be around today for marriage. I presume we make hast with our daughters catching his eyes before that thing called misfortune outwit us" they chuckled
"If you so very well, please may excuse me for a moment" Jake walks towards Setsuna and Quinn grunted with her teeth, she felt frustrated, Setsunahad won again.
"May I have this Dance, princess? Young lord Jake bows at Princess Setsuna. Setsuna ignores him walking to a table filled with food and fine wine and Quinn watched grunting in anger. Jake's walked to her side
"Small glasses, tiny little things are they not" Setsuna seem to mind her business,
"Princess Setsuna, you always amuse me ever since I was a school boy"
"Really, how so" questioned Setsuna turning her face to look at him.
"You build a reputation for yourself, created your own power that even other princess are afraid of the Knight of equality, consisting of Demi humans and commoners, you freed many from s*****y and what's more is your are stronger than I expected" Setsuna replies
"I didn't form that group to protect myself rather I wished to help many in the same fate like me or even lower, all humans are equal. when I save them, they just find themselves drawn to me even when I don't regard or run the knights of equality. They made it their life worth to make me lead a group I never planned for and that's how it started" Jake cuts in
" I will tell you one secret why I admire you a lot, as you know I am the second born to my noble family and my father dated a mistress before I was born. She was a commoner and an elf, though my father married her and kept her far away due to responsibility but I am the same with you, my father's name speaks for my commoner blood and I try not to tell anyone but I did suffer from my unrespectful elder brother and I want to make achievement for myself and with you. I know I can find love and fulfill my dreams. So what do you say, we become closer princess" Jake commented and Setsuna looks into Jake straight in the face
"You are barking on the wrong door. I am to be wedded” Setsuna takes a walk and Jake follows
"Please, princess I have always had feelings for you for a long time. I would be a better man than any other"at that moment everyone turned their faces, prince Duran in blue tunics coated with a cape, white pant tugging into a black boots walks in with his Entourage.