Fourteen:
Prince Raoul
Evening at Castle Lupine was my favorite. The families came together from the end of the day, enjoying our dinner. My father and mother sat at the head of the table, and normally, I was there by myself, sometimes with Conan by my side but mostly alone. This time, Crimson would be there.
When I went to retrieve her from the seamstresses, she was no longer in the dress that she had worn on the first day of The Mating Season. Instead, the dress that she wore was midnight blue, low cut, with a crescent moon in the center made of diamonds. It also came with a long cape made of chiffon with stars on it.
As Crimson sat next to me, she picked at her food. It was chicken, roasted well, and I couldn’t see anything that was particular
