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"King Lee will draw for the Moonstone kingdom. We hope this will prove to all citizens that there was no tampering of the names, as King Lee gains nothing based on who gets picked from Moonstone. And I have no stock in who gets chosen from Obsidian," your dad continued, before gesturing to King Lee.
The stout king reached his grubby hand into the side closest to him. "The first female of Moonstone, who will be participating in our new cross-kingdom dating show is..."
As he grabbed a slip of paper, the entire nation held their breath.
"Guo Lanhua."
The king held up the slip of paper, and the camera crew practically trampled a few people in the crowd to get video of the first name chosen.
Everyone in the hall clapped politely.
Two screens, which you hadn't even noticed until now, flashed to life. One showed live footage of the slip of paper, while the other was trained on your best friend's face. She looked stunning, as always, but her face was drained of all color. She looked like a literal doll.
"Holy shit!" You gasped, clapping a billion times louder than everyone else. Was this real?? Was one of your closest friends really going to be on this crazy television show?? What were the odds?
You had to admit, she would look great on tv. She was famous around the kingdom for her stunning, yet athletic look, and the graceful way she held herself. Plus, she was already comfortable with the screen, having to make constant speeches about her family to the press.
"Hua, get up there!" JJ whispered, nudging your friend when the clapping finally died down. "You're supposed to go onstage!"
Lanhua snapped out of her daze and nodded, instantly stepping forward and making her way up the stairs and onto the stage. One of the guards scurried over and showed her to one of the sixteen seats behind both kings. She sat on the side where your father stood. Even amongst all this craziness, she looked poised.
