XXXII. What a pity

"What a pity I could not dance with you at the ball " Ærtle said while Nä-ræl smiled happily as she walked towards her parents smiling and ignoring him. She knew her mother was not going to be angry because she did not dance with Ærtle but her mother was going to be happy became she danced with a lot of eligible suitors.

"Milady did you hear me." Ærtle called out as he walked behind her to catch up with the princess that happened to be deaf.

"What a wonderful ball it was," Nä-ræl said sighing after greeting her mother and father with a curtsey. "There were a variety of men to dance with. I can't wait for the next one." She said.