The wedding continued with Alexander's other wives put forth tasks, challenges, and performances to impress the prince but so far none of them succeeded. Francis helped when he was stuck and he did the rest.
"Now let's welcome one of the three favorite wives of the prince. Princess Sofia."
The princess went to the stage. She ordered the royal orchestra to play a song for her. "Today I shall dance with the prince," she said and got her servants in line. She directed them on how to dance the way that they had practiced. It was not allowed for princesses or queens to dance in public hence she didn't dance.
Francis watched the dance but got bored fence he diverted his attention to the young servant girl from earlier. He still had yet to figure her out, his gut told him that they had met and were familiar with one another but how was what bothered him. His eyes accidentally met with the queen's, the queen gave him silent applause and slightly bowed her head to him.
