"You need to prepare, Ariana, There's a ball that is hosted by the Royal Family to welcome the crown Prince of the Dratican Empire"
As the members of the dukedom ate breakfast, Ariana heard her father, the Duke, as she ate her breakfast
"Is he the one you want me to marry? If so, please tell me in advance" she says with an expressionless face and gently wipes the crumbs in her face using the table napkin that was prepared for her, as she looks directly at her father,
Her father could only sigh as he stared at his daughter, "Ariana, I won't have you be in an arranged marriage, I'll let you marry who you love, but it must be from a prestigious family, You are a Florence, you need to marry someone in your league" her father told her, as less harsh as he can, when her mother than place her hands in her husband's
"Edward" Joanna warned her husband, as he could only shrug off her glares and continue to eat,
"I'm okay with anyone, and a little advice from your older brother, don't marry in the royal family, I don't want you to be part of their messed up life," Axel told her, as he wiped the crumbs off his face, and worriedly looked at his little sister, hoping to gain her favor,
*slam*
"Hey guys, I'm Back!!"
All their attention turns to the door when they hear a loud bang, only for them to see the 2nd son of the family, who's back from his business trip
"Allen, manners" Joanna reminded her rebel son, who brought himself to sit beside his perfect older brother, Axel, who was peacefully eating his breakfast only to be interrupted by him,
"Sorry mother, anyways, Hi little sis, I've got something that you might like" he then turned to face her, as he then handed her a paper bag, where her present supposedly was,
She blinked her eyes for a few seconds, before accepting the gift, slowly opening it, seeing the gift, only to see a book with a cover that is colored white,
Confusion was plastered on her face, as she slowly took the book from the bag, and her eyes then instinctively enlightened to see a book
"You've got me a book written by Ria?!" she excitedly exclaimed and then hugged it tightly, as if she hadn't memorized the contents inside of the spin-off of her book 'My Own Snow White' recently published a day ago, and only a few copies were available,
'Aish… need to act like I'm a fan of myself' she thought as she acted like she was, in front of her whole family,
"Yup! I've paid a huge sum of money just to get you that," he boasted, smirking at the older brother who was still expressionless
"Thanks, Brother, you are the best! Let's go out and celebrate! Your treat!" She shamelessly exclaimed, as she then gave his older brother a thumbs up,
"Sure! No problem, but not today little sis, I need to visit my friends, Prince Luke and Prince Charles, They requested my presence you see" he told her, as she could only act like she was sad, and everyone could notice that,
"Ariana, How about you come with me? I'll be attending Marchioness Asich's tea party later and I think it will be a good event for you to formally introduce yourself to society" her mother offered, letting out a smile at her,
'Tea party? If there's a gathering, there will be gossip' she thought as she let out a mischievous smile and faced her mother,
"Sure!"
The whole family then continued their breakfast, After they finished, the family went on their way, Ariana then proceeded to get ready for her first-ever tea party, hoping for a nice gossip
But for the 2nd Son, he rode his carriage towards the shooting range, where his two childhood best friends were, as he was riding across the capital, he could hear the squeals of her fan girls, and as usual, he ignored them and had arrived in their meeting place,
He got out of the carriage, with his black cane with him, and went inside, only to see Prince Luke, in the shooting range ready to shoot, and Prince Charles was relaxing by the waiting area,
*bang*
*bang*
*bang*
Gunshots can be heard, as he then coughs in a fake manner and walks toward where Prince Charles is, and Charles notices this,
"My friend! You're back from doing business in my empire?" He exclaimed and gave the young Florence a tight hug,
"Are you finally looking for a wife who's from here?" Allen asked him as the two broke off from the hug and Charles sat back down and rolled his eyes at him, Allen then sat beside him,
The two then continue to observe the Young Prince, who's out of his mind, continue to kill the birds mercilessly as if something is in his mind,
"Did something happen?" He asked the Future Emperor of the neighboring Empire, "Well, he's just sulking because a woman beat him up, just let him be" Charles nonchalantly said, not caring as he drank some wine that was served by the table,
"A woman? Please do specify"
"Ria, like THE Ria" Charles emphasized that the esteemed mysterious author did that to his friend, he then had his eyes widen, blinking his eyes for a moment,
"Like the actual? Man, she does live up to her reputation as a mysterious gal, is she pretty?" he asked, as Charles then scoffed in his words "Stop acting like you care whether she's pretty or not, but to answer your question, yes she is, Mino confirmed it" Charles could only shook his head as he looked at his friend's expression hearing a certain name of someone
"Mino? How is he by the way? Man, he doesn't want to be in the same frame as me" Allen stated as he then drank the whole glass of wine,
"You don't have someone else but yourself to blame to, anyways I've heard that your little sister is attending a tea party, would she even survive in society?" He asked him, Have remembered that the young Florence lady is a country bumpkin
"Don't worry yourself to useless things, Your Highness, and besides, Mother is with her, how bad would it be?"