"Father the king. I , the first princess,Diana Moonshail, would like to join the third princess to express my gratitude too."
"Father the king . I , the second princess, Iah Moonshail, would like to join the third princess to express my gratitude too."
Diana and Iah ,both the princesses requested at the same time, their sights amusing the crowd greatly. Both of the girls exchanged glances and smiled at seeing the familiar sly glint in each other's eyes.
"Go ahead, my dear daughters."
The king permitted whilst holding in the burning curiosity.
He wondered what these three daughters were upto again when he was secretly feeling excited .
Their mischievous genes didn't just come out of nowhere after all.
The Queen and the other three wives internally facepalmed knowing all too well what their husband and daughters were thinking.
The three princesses almost immediately after their father's approval sauntered gracefully towards the center of the hall.
Drapes of white lotus like petals fell over and hid the three princesses entirely the very next second. Moments later, the melodious sound of strings strung tenderly flowed throughout the hall. One could feel the fragility and the tranquility of the player just through the music which felt ever so enthralling.
Soon as the music flowed,the drapes slowly lifted, revealing the sight of the three young beauties. The princesses were changed into another gowns , which didn't help at all to ease the beholders heart beats.
The gowns the three wore were plain yet the silk material hugged their curves perfectly .
Diana Moonshail and Iah Moonshail both sat at the either sides wearing red amd green gowns respectively. In their middle area stood Esmaray Moonshail in her white silk gown with her waist slightly bent and hands curved above her head into an elegant posture.
Everyone's eyes were stuck at the center , their breathes in halt unconsciously. The sight of the three princesses together performing a piece was one to die for .
The music slowly rang with every tender touch of the two Princesses finger. Esmaray Moonshail moved, then twirled and turned like the soothing breeze as she danced.
The atmosphere turned cool and tranquil with the hypnotic music. No one said anything. Everyone just sat on their seats their eyes stuck glued towards the performance.
The calming melody took a twist as the tunes got High, the the music turned fast. Everyone stared as the Third Princess slowly ascend to the mid-air before a gigantic glowing lotus replaced a figure.
What followed after was the passionate inferno surrounding the lotus as it swayed gently. Flowers of varying colours and scents accompanied the inferno lotus as they formed thousands of dancing human figures.
The flowery inferno glowed majestically , blinding the sight of the beholder before it slowly died down.
Before long ,the lotus along with the inferno and the flowers turned into thin air leaving behind the flowery intoxicating scent.
Dreamland's three Princesses appeared again into their original cloaks as they bowed slightly towards the crowd.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
The king and his four wives acknowledged the performance with their enthusiastic applauds while the crowd was still in daze.
" What brilliance!"
"HEAVENLY!"
" Such beauty."
The crowd erupted after the silence as the went praising the performance heavily, still stunned by it's beauty.
"Your Highness, the king is truly blessed to have these treasure as your daughter. I'm envious."
King Neo, The king of Dark City, chortled with pun. His eyes slit in cresent as if displaying his great mood.
"Thank you for your compliment. Uncle Neo."
The three Princesses immediately offered their gratitude towards the king, who was also their father's close friend.
"You flatter me, King Neo. You yourself are no less blessed, having a brilliant son like the crown prince." King Helion Moonshail answered.
"Thank you for the praise,Uncle Helion. I'll surely continue to learn well from you ." King Neo's son, also the crown prince of the Dark City, Nile Hills, replied humbly with a slight bow .
"Sure."
Helion Moonshail answered with a chuckle,very pleased to be praised . While smiling in bliss, the king did not forget to give his three daughters a side glance.
His meaning could not be any more clearer. He wanted to set Nile with one of them.
Being at the receiving end of their father's ill-intended glance. The three princesses turned side ways , pretending not to have seen him.
To bad for him. They were not interested in any of their father's kind intentions.
The king let out a tired sigh internally at his daughters stubborn nature.
He genuinely felt that young brat of a son of his devilish friend was good match.
Guess, his daughters didn't inherit his good aesthetic taste.
The performance by the Princesses also marked the end of the ceremony. After the feast , everyone bid their farewells as they left alongside their families and groups.
To everyone today, they had spent a great day. However,what they didn't sense was the dark obsidian predatory eyes, taking in everyone's reaction. The person sat inconspicuous, merely existing yet if seen ,one could see the dreadful darkness in those irises.
....
The king and his wives departed back to their chambers to rest. Before the queen left she had strictly asked the three Princesses to go back to their chambers too.
The palace fell silent, soft light of the fire lamps lit the palace. On the other hand the outside of the palace was shrouded in darkness . Only the moon shone , it carried the unknown sense of mystery yet fell so warming at the same time.
The yearning to gaze at the moon above for an eternity was never enough.
"You guys still come here."
The clear and soft voice rang out of a cave. It was Diana Moonshail and the two elder sisters. The three sister sat together in a cave facing the Sea of Wonders.
"Nah, it's just your second sister that still likes sitting here."
Diana Moonshail answered back with nonchalance. She was much used to her second sister's reticent behaviour.
Not many new, infact only the sisters knew that Iah would always be found here. This place was just her seclusion. Away from the hustle of life.