Every other woman in the audience including the prince and the kings dipped their heads in respect as Eltanin took Tania around for formal introductions. Tania was a little surprised by the sudden change in their behavior. Right from the morning till the afternoon and then evening, people were behaving very casually with her. However, when she heard that King Eridanus had even asked for Eltanin's hand for his daughter, she was angered.
So, she reasoned. It was only because now they knew that they could no longer offer the hands of their sisters or daughters to him. She couldn't help but laugh at all of them on the inside.
After Tania had met them, she was standing at the back of the ball along with her mother and Taiyi.
"You were too good on the dais, Lusitania," Taiyi chuckled, barely able to contain her laugh. "You have shut them all up in one smooth move!"
