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𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑻 𝑷𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑼𝑴 𝑩𝑨𝑳𝑳𝑹𝑶𝑶𝑴 𝑶𝑭 𝑯𝑼𝑴𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑶𝑺'𝑺 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑷𝑨𝑪𝑲𝑬𝑫 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑫𝑰𝑭𝑭𝑬𝑹𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑷𝑬𝑰𝑷𝑳𝑺 𝑭𝑹𝑶𝑴 𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑺𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑵 𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑫𝑶𝑴𝑺, 𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑬𝑰𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑰𝑴𝑷𝑳𝒀 𝑮𝑹𝑬𝑬𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑬𝑨𝑪𝑯 𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹. The ball hasn't started yet but the ballroom was almost fully filled.

     The ballroom was decorated with tied lavender curtains to make the huge glass windows visible. In the ceiling were huge crystal chandeliers illuminating the whole place. At one side of the ballroom was the huge buffet table with various Arcanian signature dishes. At the other end of the hall was a huge white staircase and before it were the same lavender curtains that covered the palace's second floor.

     So far people from other kingdoms were enjoying a new environment, especially that it was the kingdom of the mysterious.

     "I will never understand why mother has to invite people from other kingdoms." Laveignia says as she peeks through the small space of the silk lavender curtain, eyeing the pouring crowd in their castle's ballroom. She has no clue why her mom would want to invite the whole world, it was just her coronation. It wasn't helping her with calming her nerves.

     Millen chuckled before massaging Laveignia's shoulder gently, her warm hands touching the princess's bare skin. "Relax madame princess, I'm sure you're going to impress these people." Millen said with a cheeky smile. "And besides, you're wearing my design. These pips are gonna flip."

     Laveignia rolled her eyes before turning to her tailor with an unamused expression. "That helped a lot." Millen's cheeky smile widened. She glanced at her rose gold wristwatch before gasping in realization. "Your grace, it is my cue to zing." Says Millen, rushing towards the opening of the curtain. "You will be called in a few minutes."

     Laveignia took a deep breath before dismissing her personal tailor.

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"I can't believe we actually got in." Cinnabar breathed as she eyed the huge ballroom. Jimin casually walked with her, linking arms. "I mean, won't Humelios have a very tight security since it's the princess's coronation? What happened to trust issues?"

     Jimin pouted and nodded in agreement. "Beats me," the younger male answered. He felt the violent vibration the Boʀᴛ crystal was making inside his pocket. "I thought I was gonna have a hard time but I guess this is a lot easier than I thought."

     Cinnabar glanced around the ballroom, trying to be as graceful as she could muster. She had forgotten being graceful ever since being thrown out in the streets to fend for herself, yet being in this environment had her feeling nostalgic. As if bits of what she learned as a kid has returned to her.

     "Noona?" Cinnabar turned to Jimin who had a questioning look. "Are you looking for something?"

     "Ahh, no" she answered with a shy smile. "Don't mind me."