Best Choice

In the early morning, Violet placed a couch beside the wide glass wall of their reception area. While reading and glancing from time to time at the beautiful scenery outside, she felt peace.

"Why are you always reading?" Neodelle asked, coming out from their hallway as he appears clean for he just finished taking a bath. "Don't your head hurt?"

"It doesn't." Violet said, bluffing as she feels her head being hammered for hours of learning through the book. She put the book down on her lap and looked at his direction. "You. Why haven't you left yet? After all those New Year celebration balls?"

Neodelle tiredly looked at her as he approaches on of the table in the reception area, full of invitation for various balls, asking for his presence in their kingdoms.

"Nah. I bet they will just show me to their princesses." He said, showing an evident annoyance towards the invitations. "As if it will show me to a throne."

"Why? Do you want to be a king?"