A Successful Negotiation

'Despite wearing a full mask, this woman doesn't even bother disguising her voice and all.'

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Anasthasia then bowed a tad bit. To avoid the nuisance she could incur, her head lowered but still scrutinized the fellow nobles behind the Queen.

They bore ill-will.

"A pleasure to meet you as well. A lovely ball, isn't it?"

"Indeed."

"A ball filled with disguise and deception; my, that dress fits the theme so well. I don't think I could have guessed who you are with that." She said with a voice dripping with satire.

The followers snicked.

'Oh, so she's going with that…'

Anasthasia gave her a lopsided grin from her pettiness. "In this place, everyone wanted to be a star." Her peering through the crowd, the majority had commonalities on their outfits—bright patterns and color palettes. "However, there are a lot of stars up in the sky, and only a few are the brightest."