'Dear Lady Hina Kudo,
You are cordially invited to the imperial palace per the Princess' will to attend her highness' annual summer salon which will commence in four days.
Yours Truly,
Her highness,
Princess Naomi'
Oh no. Not another royal invitation.
Hina couldn't get past the first line of the letter. Utter devastation slowly crept in as she fought the urge to crumple the heavily rose-scented paper in her palm.
"The imperial palace..." she subconsciously muttered neath her breath, her finely picked brows slightly knitted together as she pondered over why the princess could have possibly sent her such an invitation. The two had never met and had no reason to.
