A Changed Man

Striding towards the main palace, Aiden spied the pink-haired stranger in the gardens as he got closer. With her baby pink dress, she easily blended into the theme of the garden, surrounded by bushes of pink roses.

He had heard that the princess was hosting a tea party to kick up her usual summer events so it was only natural that she would invite a number of noble ladies to attend the gathering. 

Without much interest in the stranger, he could tell that she was a guest of princess Naomi's. Probably one of the few stupidly brave ones who would sometimes venture into the imperial grounds while praying to 'stumble' in the direction of the crown prince. Over the years, during one or two of the princess' events, there had been quite many such cases. Sadly, it never did end well for them. Still, others never seemed to learn from such mistakes.

Pathetic.