"I am going to hide in plain sight, but I am going to be honest about who I am." she replied. "My full scenario is Reimeiko Christyne Amaryllis Thunderis, Princess of Galaxia."

"Well it is not very classic but I guess it will do." Malachi replied. The doors to the grand ballroom were thrown open and she made her grand entrance. The herald announced Malachi, then turned to acknowledge Reimeiko.

"Reimeiko Christyne Amaryllis Thunderis of Galaxia." the herald said. She walked on into the ballroom. Once farther inside, Malachi turned to speak with her.

"I have got to go speak with Byron for a second." he said. "You will be alright on your own. Just get out there and mingle with everyone."

"Mingle, right. I can do that." Reimeiko replied suddenly uneasy. She looked around the room for someone to speak to when an unfamiliar person caught her by the arm and turned Reimeiko to face them. She instantly recognised her from the debriefing.

"Forgive me for being forward, but I have never seen you here before." Lamani announced. "I always notice when a new name is announced by the heralds. I make a point to know all the ladies of court. I am Lamani Aileen Evander, Duchess of Lorea. Reimeiko Thunderis of Galaxia, that title does not say a lot."

"Actually, my dad's family hails from Thunderia and my mother's family hails from Thenoria." Reimeiko replied. "My family is one of the oldest royal families in the Universal Alliance."

"Well seeing as you are new to this court let me give you some advice." Lamani said. "When you are presented to King Cecil, you should kiss his shoe. It is a Taborian custom to show deep respect and reverence to the monarchy. You are so lucky I was here to warn you, otherwise you would look so ridiculous."

"Really? Thanks." Reimeiko said. "If you will excuse me, there is someone I was hoping to speak to."

New entry for the journal: Lamani Evander of Lorea is definitely a venomous snake to look out for. I was not new to the customs of court and I was not about to follow her advice. No wonder this place did not feel right or feel the way I had remembered. This was not the kingdom of Thaddea, this was the kingdom of Taboria, Deon and Ceres's home, or as I knew them now, Samuel and Francine Walters also known as Knight Mirage and Knight Libra. I did not understand any of this, if Deon or Samuel abdicated, according to the Galaxian line of succession the role would fall to Ceres or Francine or Garyson the son of Cecil and Coradae who was born a few days after Seidre delivered Karyson, Racine, and Korydon while visiting her twin sister and brother in law. Despite the fact they are cousins, Garyson could pass for their twin and vise versa. Tristan's crew knew who they were looking for, but getting Garyson here to take over before the end of the season was not going to be easy, but I learned through the grapevine that Garyson knew who was involved and where they fit in:

"We are already a mile ahead of you, Your Highness." Marco said. "We are looking into tracking down Samuel, Francine, and Garyson right now." Looking across the ballroom, she spotted Elenia standing with the other noble ladies.

"Hello again. I am glad to see that you made it. "Elenia said. "So this is the Taborian Masquerade. What do you really think of it."

"This masquerade here in Taboria is very wonderful although it is a little overwhelming." Reimeiko replied. "To be honest, I do not see why Taboria is hosting the Social Season for the Thaddean prince instead of their own line of royalty?"

"The present crown prince Garyson Walters is the true heir to the Taborian throne." Alondra Thorne said. "At the end of the Social Season Prince Garyson will choose his bride."

"The only problem is Karyson is the heir to Thaddea not Taboria." Taryn Wyatt insisted in Thunderian. "Are these nobles so stupid that they do not see that Karyson Wolfe is the heir to Thaddea not Taboria?"

"I think because of the resemblance between the cousins," Reimeiko replied. "They think that Karyson is Garyson, at least until the truth gets revealed."

"I can tell that you are going to enjoy yourself here." Elenia said. "To be honest, it is very refreshing to be around someone so excited. Fancy galas are just second nature to me. When you have gone to as many as I have they can lose their charm. Unless of course, you find the right companions in Court." She was about to say more when someone caught her eye from across the room. "Please excuse me, there is someone that I need to greet, but maybe we can talk later?" She walked away leaving Reimeiko and Taryn behind.

"I do not like the feel of this, Your Highness." Taryn hissed. "How can they confuse a Thaddean Prince with a Taborian? It just does not make any sense."

"I know you are right." Reimeiko replied. "It does not make any sense, but we will get to the bottom of this and Karyson and I will be reunited once Tristan and Knight Wolf reconnect with him." Reimeiko saw Derrick right within eyesight and earshot across the room. He nodded and gave her and Taryn a stiff bow as they approached him.

"Good evening my Ladies." Derrick announced bowing stiffly to them not knowing right away who they were.

"Well would you look at that, Taryn." Reimeiko smirked. "He does have manners after all. I guess that is one bet you have won against all odds."

"Thunderis? Is that you?" Derrick asked. "I did not even recognise you. You caught me off-guard. I was not expecting you to blend in so well or look like you actually belong here."

"You were right, Reimeiko." Taryn acknowledged. "Karyson's guard dog has a serious bite to him to put his bark to shame. I thought Malachi was the one with the one with the bark and bite."

"Nope, Derrick is the one with the bark and bite a lot like his dad did years ago." Reimeiko replied. "There are still some missing from Karyson's entourage, but I think they will resurface as the time will continue."

"Well looking the part does not mean you are going to be welcome here you know." Derrick smirked. "Looking the part and really being the part are two very different things."

"Apparently, he has not met the real Princess Reimeiko Thunderis." Taryn replied. "You are the Queen of the Universal Alliance, Karyson's wife and real true love."

"He does not and is not aware of that." Reimeiko said in Thunderian. "He and everyone here believes he is the heir to Taboria and not Thaddea. I do not even know if they know that bigamy is against the law in the Universal Alliance."

Reverting back to english, Taryn reported to her. "I need to check in with my dad and let him know what we have found out so far." Taryn said. "We will get to the bottom of this mystery and get everything back to normal. Excuse me."

"Derrick Werner, did you just call me Thunderis a few minutes ago?" Reimeiko demanded. He nodded sheepishly. "I love it. Is this like our thing now? Are we really bonding here?"

"Yeah I guess that I did." he said. "That is your name is it not? But bonding is not exactly how I meant it. I mean bonding with others is not my strong suit."

"Too late." she said beaming. "We will be best friends before you know it and for someone who is so jaded, you sure like pretending you know more about this place than anyone else."

"Who says that I am pretending?" he demanded. "I actually grew up here. I know somethings about this place that others around here do not and plenty that would be helpful and for you."

"Yeah I am sure you could know anything that might be helpful to me." Reimeiko scoffed. "You think I do not have what it takes to be here like the rest of your better than everyone else, nobles and royals. I do not deserve to be with my true love and have my happy ever after. Well for your information, I have been to the future, I know who the true Queen is and it is not any of them around here."

"Maybe I know how Garyson feels about you." Derrick offered. "Or how you can get the first dance with him instead of waiting in some stupid receiving line of ladies."

"Information on how he really feels and the first dance?" Reimeiko demanded. "You really know how he feels about me and can really get me the first dance with him really? You can make that happen?"

"I do, but I usually play favorites with the women around here." Derrick replied. "Why in the world should I stick my neck out to help you?"

"Seriously?" Reimeiko snapped. "You know what, forget it! I do not need you to play favorites. I am not any of these ladies around here. Two, you have been a serious jerk to me so far and three, you owe me one, Buster!"

"A jerk? I have not- I mean oh shoot I have, have I not?" Derrick replied. "I am sorry, Thunderis. I am not the easiest person to get close to or get to know."

"Do not sound so surprised." she replied. "Wait, let me guess, you had already made up your mind about me that first night we met."

"Honestly, yeah maybe a little." he said sheepishly. "My read on you is that you are fun, adventurous, I guess I am going to have to start calling you fearless, too, although, I am not sure you should be around here. I have not seen Karyson light up the way he did when he was with you in America since maybe forever."

"It sounds like Karyson feels the same way I do around him or you know a spark when you feel one." Reimeiko smirked. "You cannot give a woman so many compliments and expect her not to notice."

"I do know a spark when I see one, Thunderis." he replied. "And we were talking about you and Karyson here remember, your future together."

"If you say so." Reimeiko replied. "Now, I believe there was talk of making sure I had the first dance with him tonight. How do you plan to pull that magic trick off?"

"The same way I know how Karyson feels about you." Derrick said. "By seeing things around here that the others do not. Now come on, we are getting out of here. I told you that you would have to trust me did I not?"

Derrick turned and walked toward the hallway bidding Reimeiko to follow him with the curl of his hand. He led her down a long corridor before opening a wide metal door to the palace kitchen.

"You took me to the kitchen?" Reimeiko asked. "If you had wanted a meal with me you could have just asked. I never know what to expect from you. I like this side of you."

"If you want predictable you can go back and hang out with the nobles." Derrick said. The chef noticed Reimeiko with Derrick from across the room.

"Hey lady what are you doing back here." the chef demanded. "This area is off limits to outsiders and high class snobby socialites." Reimeiko just chuckled at her sister in law's retort.