"Princess?!"
Upon seeing Ariel's elegant and composed face, Leslie's lips stayed slightly open as she was dumbfounded for quite a while. She then hastily knelt on one knee and bowed, "Greetings, Princess! To be able to admire your face at such a close distance is truly an unparalleled honor for a lowly subject like me!"
"Leslie, there is no need for such formality."
Ariel slightly leaned forward to help Leslie, the rising star of the Sanders family's younger generation, to stand up, smiling, "I remember that you attended the evening ball on the day of my coming-of-age ceremony, didn't you? It has been several years since that time."
"Yes, Princess, it was my grandfather who took me to your ball! I still remember when you made your grand entrance; even the twin moons and twinkling stars outside the window lost their luster."