Chapter 33: Chapter 33
The palace guard dressed in British tunics and maids in white and black embroidery dresses move swiftly to and fro, heavy red curtains with pattern gold colors shifted and hanged neatly to bring out the beautiful sunlight filtering into the palace room at past noon.
The palace dining table in a large hall arranged with delightful and tastefully fruits, the palace filled with maids and work men with their hands full with activities preparing for the grand ball.
In Qing kingdom, there is a culture called the season grand ball of Qing. it's the most highly sort after from every art works to Chandler's fixing and innovative creation will be on display, this will give men of both non noble and noble, craftsmen to display their works to attract noble customers, the room decorated with four identical chandeliers hung from a magnificently painted ceiling with their candles fitting into the room, the little fires reflected causing specks of light to caress the walls and floor, the elegant marble columns stood along the edges of the room, large windows with a door leading to a balcony.
The evening sun sets and various exquisite beautiful carriages began arrive on the red decorated rug on white marble floor. Guest of young handsome noble son and duke dressed in their Sunday best milled and ladies on their best to attracts potential suitors,
in Qing ,there is another culture that must happen in every ball or noble meeting that involves young men and women, it is titled Chase and pure, for young noble ladies this what they have been trained for since birth, tonight they discovered which young ladies might succeed by securing a match hereby avoiding the dreadful condition known as the spinsterhood , many young ladies dressed in fine color of silk fling themselves to find a possible suitors of noble son. Songs played from a violin and a man dressed in fine blue tunics walks to a young lady "may have this dance "yes my Lord"
Another lady talking to a man" oh I do love to dance"
Another lady "I must show you my water colors sometimes if I can entice you to see them sometimes and her mother spoke" she is quite efficient in the piano too. A carriage car stops and a man climb down from his carriage, he had Blondie hair, green eyes richly dressed in red tunics pattern with white and yellow in the middle of the tunics, he had a matching color with his white pant and long boots, he walked around the ball filled with fine young gentlemen and women, he stops for a drink at a table and the crowd in awe looks up, princess Quinn and three princess behind her dressed in various colors of blue, pink, yellow and black pattern gowns, their faces painted with makeup making them look like goddess, they climb the stairs and the young man walks to her.
"Evening, princess Quinn, you look magnificent"
"And you too, you looking ravishing handsome in those tunics of yours “lord Jake, Jake the only man that caught the heart of Quinn, the man she dressed for to impress however
"Princess Quinn, if I may ask, princess Felicia not attending the ball today" Questioned young lord Jake , Quinn twitching her eye brown with her face flash in anger before composing herself, this man has a thing for Felicia and would not even look properly at her
Oh, speak of the devil “ Quinn pointing at a goddess young lady, with Blondie curly hair like gold thread, she was dressed on a most exquisite lovely dark red gown with roses on it, she had light rosebud makeup on her lips and her beauty cannot be explained as every young men and women turn their faces to watched the damsel walked in. why some in awe at her beauty some thought differently, Especially three mothers who had jealous heart towards her tangling in gossips.
"Is that not the young lady that was called child of misfortune?"
"Most certainly, If not for the royal blood of the king, she would be cast out of the palace by now"
"I heard she quite strong and she build a reputation for herself"
"Talking about reputation, I heard the prince of Gondor would be around today for marriage. I presume we make hast with our daughters catching his eyes before that thing called misfortune outwit us" they chuckled
"If you so very well, please may excuse me for a moment" Jake walks towards Felicia and Quinn grunted with her teeth, she felt frustrated, Felicia had won again.
"May I have this Dance, princess? Young lord Jake questioned Princess Felicia. Felicia ignored him walking to a table filled with food and fine wine and Quinn who watched grunted in anger. Jake's walked to her side
"Small glasses" tiny little things are they not" Felicia seem to mind her business, "Princess Felicia, you always amuse me ever since I was a school boy"
"Really, how so" questioned Felicia looked at him
"You build a reputation for yourself, created your own power that even other princess are afraid of the Knight of equality, consisting of Demi humans and commoners, you freed many from slavery and what's more is your are stronger than I expected" Felicia spoke.
"I didn't create that group to protect myself rather I wished to help many in the same fate like me or even lower, all humans are equal, when I save them, they just find themselves drawn to me even when I don't regard or run the equality, they made it their life worth to make me lead a group I never planned for and that's how it started"
" I will tell you one secret why I admire you a lot, as you know I am the second born to my family and my father dated a mistress before I was born, she was a commoner and an elf, though my father married her and kept her far away due to responsibility but I am the same with you, my father's name speaks for my commoner blood and I try not to tell anyone but I did suffer from my respectful elder brother and I want to make achievement for myself and with you, I know I can find love and fulfill my dreams, so what do you say, we become closer princess" Jake commented and Felicia looks into Jake straight in the face
"You are barking on the wrong door" I am to be wedded” Felicia takes a walk and Jake follow her.
"Please, princess I have always had feelings for you. I would be a better man than any other"
at that moment everyone turned their faces, prince Duran in blue tunics coated with a cape, white pant tugging into a black boots walking in with his Entourage walked in and Talia begins to groan.