Upon leaving the room, I heard the gentle sound of music seeping through the marble hallways of the palace. Guided by such beautiful classical melodies and an expectant fascination for what my eyes might discover, I arrived at the largest ballroom I had ever seen in my life.
The long dresses of the women billowed like turbulent waves in a stormy sea, and the men, in their tails, looked so handsome that they seemed like tritons seducing sea nymphs.
"Ivania, princess," said Emeric, who seemed to have been waiting for me at the entrance of the grand hall. "I feared you had already left."
Yes, if it weren't for my uncle, I would have, like a fool.
"Oh, of course, I wasn't going to miss this, Emeric. I just stopped to freshen up."
Emeric's hand extended, and his back bent slightly. Even so
