Rainier Caligula de Alicante
"Rave Heartnet, Aika Mochika Kagamine, Shinku Haraku, Evania Sylbr, and Aria Adonia Calista Syviis. Once all the 5 princes and the 5 girls have came to the middle of the room we will announce who is getting engaged to who." Though the names meant nothing to Rain, the simple fact of the announcement sent fingers of horror scraping across his skin. Some... girl? Who he'd just have to submit to marriage to? Of course he would, there was no question of it, but the entire episode just seemed so frighteningly sudden. As though they thought if anyone was given room to breathe, he or she would immediately use it to bolt. Something Rain would never do.
The birds swirled around him, looking for the princes hiding in the throng. Seeking the princesses-to-be, who would marry the beloveds of different countries for happily ever after and children until their wombs exploded. Not that the mass thought that far. No, their minds pecked and plucked, seeking the shiny bits of diamond amid the mica-strewn ballroom. All of these people dressed up to look like princes and princesses, but only ten fit the bill. Perhaps more, if families arrived. His certainly hadn't.
Though it appeared someone here was supported by the younger set. A soft smile crept up behind Rainier's mask at the sight of the little girl clinging so staunchly, for whatever reason, to her older brother. He would never act on the impulse, but he wished he could protect her and those like her from the world. Children didn't need to be sullied. Not when they could fly free without fear.
Measured, almost female or feline steps took Rain weaving in between the gawking crowd, the perfect combination of poise and respect as he neither yielded nor forced others to move. It had taken years to master. But the art of moving in a crowd could be essential to a royal, and he proved no exception. Rather, the challenge to Rain was slight as he took his place beside an admittedly obnoxiously taller prince he had never encountered before in his life. Critically, Rain looked across at the girls. They were fine, he supposed, though one looked as though she might kill someone at any moment and the other bore rabbit ears. Well. This would be... Perhaps they would prove more refined than they appeared.
"Rave Heartnet, Aika Mochika Kagamine, Shinku Haraku, Evania Sylbr, and Aria Adonia Calista Syviis. Once all the 5 princes and the 5 girls have came to the middle of the room we will announce who is getting engaged to who." Though the names meant nothing to Rain, the simple fact of the announcement sent fingers of horror scraping across his skin. Some... girl? Who he'd just have to submit to marriage to? Of course he would, there was no question of it, but the entire episode just seemed so frighteningly sudden. As though they thought if anyone was given room to breathe, he or she would immediately use it to bolt. Something Rain would never do.
The birds swirled around him, looking for the princes hiding in the throng. Seeking the princesses-to-be, who would marry the beloveds of different countries for happily ever after and children until their wombs exploded. Not that the mass thought that far. No, their minds pecked and plucked, seeking the shiny bits of diamond amid the mica-strewn ballroom. All of these people dressed up to look like princes and princesses, but only ten fit the bill. Perhaps more, if families arrived. His certainly hadn't.
Though it appeared someone here was supported by the younger set. A soft smile crept up behind Rainier's mask at the sight of the little girl clinging so staunchly, for whatever reason, to her older brother. He would never act on the impulse, but he wished he could protect her and those like her from the world. Children didn't need to be sullied. Not when they could fly free without fear.
Measured, almost female or feline steps took Rain weaving in between the gawking crowd, the perfect combination of poise and respect as he neither yielded nor forced others to move. It had taken years to master. But the art of moving in a crowd could be essential to a royal, and he proved no exception. Rather, the challenge to Rain was slight as he took his place beside an admittedly obnoxiously taller prince he had never encountered before in his life. Critically, Rain looked across at the girls. They were fine, he supposed, though one looked as though she might kill someone at any moment and the other bore rabbit ears. Well. This would be... Perhaps they would prove more refined than they appeared.