Chapter 2
The ball had begun. I was wearing a slim, skin-tight red dress that flared at the feet and was strapless. It showed off my back and just a bit of my breast. Thank you Hanna. The rest of the women were only in spaghetti strap short dresses, trying to attract men and create a scandal.
"Serendipity. Are you going to converse with your people?" Hanna asked in my ear. "No. Until it is time for me to speak then I will. I honestly don't want to speak to the women here whoring about. Ugh, it really disgusts me. At least they have smarts. They have been taught how to please. They are droids, they don't know anything else." I responded. Hanna chuckled and held out a hand. "Would you at least speak to your brother." I forgot he was here. I don't want to speak to him either. Hanna led me to the bar. "Lord Seamus. Your sister has come to speak to you." Hanna smiled. "Seamus." I addressed him with just a bit of boredom. "Ah Sere! I have missed you." He wrapped his thick, very nice, arms around me and gave me a tender squeeze. "How have you been little queen." I smiled at the childhood nickname. "There's a smile. You must have been pretty busy not to have spoken to me."
"Well you know, becoming queen of a vast country is rather hard."
"That doesn't surely mean you can't say hello to me in your free time."
"Free time? What free time. I don't even know the meaning of the word." Oh if only you weren't my brother.
"I heard that. I'm sorry for looking so good." I smacked his arm playfully. Hanna came over and whispered that it was time for the coronation. I smiled at my brother and rushed behind Hanna behind the curtain
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