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Party
"Sesshoumaru, just keep a straight face, no matter what," Harriel whispered to him as they walked into the ballroom filled with chattering nobles.
"My, Princess Harriel, you look fantastic today," commented a gaudy women in a sparkling gold dress. Sesshoumaru resisted the urge to cringe at her bad taste.
"Thank you, Duchess, you attract quite a lot of attention yourself," Harriel offered a compliment back, just to be polite.
"Thank you. Well, Princess, do enjoy my humble party." The blinding gold figure mingled into the crowd.
"She opposed to my position the most. Hypocrite." Harriel crinkled her nose in disgust.
Dance
"Princess, may I have this dance?" A charming young nobleman offered his hand.
"My pleasure," Harriel accepted with grace.
They danced a waltz amongst other couples. Harriel skillfully spun and maneuvered around the floor to the music. Many young men in the crowd were mesmerized by her beauty as her flowing dress swished about with her movements. Sesshoumaru admitted she was a rare gem, according to human standards. Long silky chestnut hair, sparkling blue eyes, beautiful face, smooth skin, slender figure.
Sesshoumaru gave a glare at the dancing figures. That man was too close to Harriel for his own good.
Tired
"Finally, it's over!" Harriel sighed as they walked away from the mansion and stepped into the carriage. Her feet were sore from the nonstop dancing. Sesshoumaru arched a brow at her change in demeanor. Just a minute ago, she was smiling and laughing with other nobles as though she enjoyed the ball more than anything, yet as soon as she stepped foot out of that place she instantly collapsed with fatigue.
"Is this a common occurrence?"
"Unfortunately, yes. Nobles just love parties like this. Those stupid men should stop asking me to dance, for goodness sake!"
Sesshoumaru couldn't agree more.
Politics
"Nobles are such hypocrites. Most of them act all high and mighty, like they are the epitome of perfection. In reality, they are just a bunch of greedy pigs looking for ways to get richer by bringing down others," she complained, "I have to warn you, all the nobles are divided into three factions. Supporters of Alpheus are the most numerous. There is also a small percentage rooting for Lynus. Then there are those who try to get on my good side. Don't get swayed by how they present themselves. Lies and deceptions in politics are more common than dirt."
Vision
"If you are so dissatisfy with politics, why try so hard to stay in power?" He voiced his question with interest.
"Because I want to change this country for the better," she answered with determination in her eyes, "poverty, discrimination, murders, cruelty, abuse, I've seen them all since I was young. I don't hope to eliminate all evils, but at least I want to make it better. You must think I'm foolish for thinking like this..."
He'd gained a deep respect for this young yet strong princess before him. With a small, almost unnoticeable smile, he replied,
"Not at all."
Sorry, it's been a very, very long time since I last updated this. It was actually a pain to upload only 100 words per chapter, so I tried to speed up the process. As usual, please tell me what you think and what I can do to improve on this. Much thanks.