Queen Serenity stood beneath tall, arched windows, peering at the dazzling world below her. She was a solitary figure, tall and intimidating, as she stood among the stark whiteness of her cavernous office. She thinned her glossy pink lips at how the people continued with their ball, unaware that they would soon be going to war. Raising an eyebrow, she relaxed her lips. She threw her head back, clutching her scepter in hand. The facets of the Silver Crystal glittered underneath the white lights of the office. In those facets, she could see the reflection of Prince Endymion at her doorway, coming into her office, an uninvited stranger.
Such lack of manners and proper breeding, as well as a failure to acknowledge her station and pay due respect to it. A sufficiently obedient lackey would never do anything as brazen as step into her office when they hadn't been summoned.
"You've come into my office in an attempt to negotiate further, Prince?" the Queen's voice was soft, yet authoritative.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I hope that there is another way to solve this." The voice of a young man cut through the silence of her office.
"There isn't much to say. Pray that my generosity extends to your lands. I realize that Earth is a backwater, but I am not completely without empathy. I understand that there are people that live there, even if they are inferior to my people. Your planet will, however, be sanctioned. I am unwilling to bend. Apparently, he is too."
"I see," Prince Endymion sighed and lowered his head. "War is not the answer. I at least tried, Your Majesty."
Queen Serenity turned her head to pass the slightest glance to Prince Endymion. "Then you could have dispensed with the begging, Prince. Such behavior is beneath your station, even as an Earthling." Serenity then averted her gaze back forward, and, with ice in her voice, dismissed Endymion with a simple, "That's all."
There were things that the people could simply not know. They would be going to war tonight. But in the meantime, they could celebrate as normal. They could embrace the illusion of peace, because that peace would be broken – though only for a while. The Earthlings would know her power, and they wouldn't dare underestimate it. She had fought hard for this position, and she wasn't willing to give her power up so easily.