25 Obliterated by Cuteness (1/2)
A Queen approached Chao in earnest while the King beside her scowled. ”Lady Chao, I am Queen Anna from the Kingdom of Rains in the East. You may call me Nana. This is my useless husband Benny. He doesn't wish for us to associate with you, but I disagree. So I ask if you could assist me in sending him off to bed.”
When King George heard her call him useless, he got ready to cause a ruckus when he was silenced by his wife. Her eyes closed, she smiled at him, daring him to oppose her. Fearful of his wife, he drooped his head.
Watching the two of them, Chao silently giggled before answering. ”If that's what you desire my dear, then it shall be so.” She gently clapped her hands and the maids showed up to guide the King to a guestroom. ”If you wish for refreshments or nourishment, you only need to knock twice on the door or your bedside nightstand.” Nodding his head, he followed while making puppy eyes at his wife. 'Please come to bed soon.'
Nana blushed a bit before trying to clear her throat and turn her attention back to Chao. ”I wish to ally our two kingdoms. Based on the fact that you three were so easily able to change the scenery and appearance of this ballroom, it's to be concluded that you have technology surpassing any of the Kingdoms on this continent.”
'Smart girl,' mused Chao. ”That's right. But how would our place benefit from being allied with you?”
”Well to begin, we have cultivated various crops that your common people don't seem to have. Additionally, we have a great boat crafting empire that could challenge nations based on islands. Not to mention that it would increase your human capital and territory size.”
Chao showed indifference on her face, but internally she was screaming, 'You're such a smart, charming girl. Please ditch your husband and live with meeee!' ”I see, and for you all you would gain our technology and protection is that right?”
Nana's face which had calmed down became blood-red as she stuttered a bit. ”Y-yes. Bu-but, I wou-would al-al-also get the ch-chance to see you, Lady Serenus, and Lord Neutrum mor-more of-of-often.” Hearing that, Chao's face twitched, not that Nana could see it all, but irregardless, her eyes twitched causing her to cover them. She then turned to Neutrum, tagged his arm, pointed to Nana and said, ”I need a moment, tag in.”
Nana was confused since the beautiful woman ran away and sent a handsome man. ”Oh, no. Is she alright? Did I say something wrong Lord Neutrum?” As soon as she looked up to his eyes and asked, he knew why Darling ran away. Her eyes were wet and shiny with admiration, concern, and shyness at that moment. From what Chao had been transferring earlier as well, this Nana was a dedicated, strong little woman who could do whatever it took to protect her people. 'Just our favorite.'
She tilted her head to the side in confusion. ”But why would she need to do that? It seems out of place considering the time.” The gap between her tone of speech and her actions was intriguing. ”You know that we are more technologically advanced, yes?” she nodded her head. ”In order to best utilize our power, she needs to know what the distance is between the borders of our kingdoms in order to ascertain which mode of transportation is best to use.”
With that, she opened her mouth into a small ”o” shape and twinkled more in admiration. ”You all are quite kind and dedicated. I am looking forward to our future interactions.” Nana curtsied and went off to find her little husband. After she left, Neutrum exhaled greatly, covered his mouth with his hand, and looked up at the ceiling. 'It seems there's plenty of interesting and worthy people here. Hopefully we won't get obliterated by cuteness.'
He uncovered his mouth and looked down as he sighed once more. Perking himself back up when he saw another man attempting to flirt with Serenus for the nth time, he strutted across the ballroom floor.
. . .
The tails were currently engaging in a conversation with the princes and princesses of other lands.
”You goat-headed bean sprout! Who do you think you are!”
Inrigo rolled his eyes at this guy. 'Mad just because I told him his pants were a bit too long for his legs.' The ”him” Inrigo was referring to was the 18 year old prince of Sands, June. His honey skin and light brown wavy hair would make him quite a sight if not for his enraged hazel eyes.
”Ah, uhm, sorry? I didn't mean to embarrass you.” June could clearly see Noctis giving him signals for what to say. ”Please forgive me Prince of the Sands. I was foolish and could not hold my tongue?”
The prince was incredulous as he glared at Inrigo and Noctis. ”Do you two think I'm stupid? Bull-headed? Dull? I'm the prince who was allowed to come to this ball for a reason.”
Tellus stepped in, ”Excuse us Prince. we really don't know what to do in events such as these. We're of lowly birth and were saved by Lady Chao.” No one knew why, but his anger was immediately squashed and he was silent. A princess of an island spoke to dissipate the strange atmosphere. ”Well, as future allies and partners, we can all teach you slowly.” The various princes and princesses nodded while June was frozen.
Seeing this, his friend Evan, prince of the Oasis, nudged him. Snapping back into reality, June looked at Inrigo once more before leaving to visit the gardens. Evan gave a helpless smile before jogging after him.