I made my way back into the crowded Hall with heated cheeks.
I don't know what came over me to say such cringe-worthy things... But I can always find the excuse of being in the world of a novel to feel less of a crazy twenty-eight-year-old who likes acting like the Young Lady she isn't.
'It's just a waste if I don't act accordingly~ Besides, he's cute... Making little promises with him is thrilling... And right now, it's a good thing to use in our favour.'
Cold or what not... It's not like I initially did that to take advantage of it, though.
Honestly... I just...
I just wanted to do something special... Something that could reassure this gentle and amazingly sweet man... (that often becomes a beast when I less expect him to) that if he wasn't the one to find me, it would be me who would go to him this time.
— Keep this stack, if the Prince will not be who joins me, then it is I who will come to join you. —