The loud creaks of cicada beamed loudly as they echoed their songs in the distance. Sunlight beamed through the foliage of the tree with some rays penetrating through the gaps as Eos sought out the shade from the summer heat. Currently Eos was attending an outdoor tea party via Arachne's recommendation for mingle with the new high socialites amongst their age group. The sweltering heat was making Eos sweat quite a fair bit despite being under the protection of the shade provided by the trees, "Can't handle the heat well?" A chilled cup was handed to Eos who looked up to see Caedman.
Eos took the chilled glass with gratitude before taking a sip of drink, "I have never been fond of summer, and it doesn't help with all the humidity and insects." Feeling the cold liquid quenching her thirst instantly relieved her from the summer heat. The chilled glass was making her temperature drop which was very much welcomed as Eos continued to drink her glass until it was finished, "So what are you here for beside being a plus one with an invitee?" To which Eos had to wave down a servant who then took notice and immediately went to fetch her glass.
Caedman chuckled as he swirled his cup around in his hand, "How would you able to figure that out so quickly?" He was intrigued with how Eos was able to figure out why he was attending a tea party such as today.
Eos cocked her head to the side as she let a yawn escape from her lips, "Mostly, tea parties though not exclusive to men are generally female only since it's the only place women are able to do the most gossiping and mingling with other women." Her words were quite accurate since most tea parties usually were catered towards women to be able to socialise with other women and gossip amongst friends or acquaintances. It was essentially an information hub for all sorts of information if you knew who to talk to for whatever topic you required, "You being here could only be narrowed down to either two or both options; firstly, you are escorting a female companion here who is a debutante and secondly, you are here for information." Eos listed out the two only option which seemed the most suitable to the circumstances from the intel she had already.
Caedman covered the lower half of his face deeming her arguments to be quite amusing, "Both actually and you were correct" He was surprised by her ability to conclude his objective from just a few speculations, "All sorts of agencies would want to recruit you especially with your capabilities." Complimenting her abilities once more began swigging the last gulp of his beverage before grabbing another glass.
Just imagining all the paperwork that could be possible from any agency that Caedman had affiliated with made Eos shudder, "I would hope that I never get recruit then." Eos sighed before seeing a familiar figure walking over to her, "Rather I would prefer to be left alone." Leaving Caedman's side to stand by Arachne who was being accompanied by someone already. Arachne was being entertained by a blushing man who was trying to keep quiet, but he was enthralled by her charms, hooked on her lovely scent.
Peals of laughter burst from deep within Arachne who quietly dismissed the mopping gentlemen who was akin to an abandoned puppy, "Now run along I have left my friend alone too long." He depressingly left her side to leave her with Eos. Arachne giggled as she waved the gentlemen away, "Eos you will not believe what I have heard from the other ladies." As she leaned over to Eos who lent her ear to listen to her word. The words soon escaped passed Arachne's lips, however, it didn't seem to be much of a surprise to Eos who was much more impressed. The words were somewhere along the lines that Eos' brother had finally turned a new leaf, fulfilling his duties as heir once more.
Eos went to the table which had all sorts of catered food at the ready for any guest, "Looks like it has spread to a good number of people now." Using the provided utensils Eos manage to fill her plate with food enough for herself and Arachne who would be picking from her plate. Taking two of the forks in her hands did Eos return to Arachne's side who was taking a drink from beverage station.
Arachne took the fork that was offered to her before stabbing it into a dessert that instantly melted in her mouth and she continued to eat, "I'm surprised you're not reacting much unless you are the cause of all of this?" Cocking the corners of her lip upwards as she knew Eos' brother didn't have much more of repertoire of being academic person. Eos being the person manning the management of the Monciaux Dukedom was the only person who could possibly be the reason for the sudden change of the ex-heir current change of behaviour. Eos smiled as the rumours of the ex-heir sudden turning for the better was music to her ears as the position of heir presumptive would soon cease to exist from her name, "Hahaha! To think that the heir presumptive would aid the previous heir return to his glory days once again." Chuckling at the thought rumours of Sila's position rising amongst his peers would be the hottest topic in high society for a while.
Soon the position as the heir would return to his name and it would place him as potentially one of the top bachelor contenders, "With all the attention on Sila." Even if Eos were to lost power within the Monciaux Dukedom she would still hold a considerable amount of influence with her past achievements added to the fact she was rising as one of the blossoming beauties amongst her age group, "I can relax somewhat." Both her social status, achievements and wondrous beauty would put her with all the top beauties in the marriage market would be exceedingly attractive to any noblemen within the marriageable age bracket.
Arachne chuckled as she grabbed a drink from a nearby server before taking a sip, leaving a stain on the rim of the glass with the new lipstick that she received from Courtney. A gentle breeze soon rushed past them, cooling them from the summer heat. Sweet chirps of songbird filled the air making the summer time ambience more prominent as time passed, "A small little birdie told me that Cybele might be courted by your brother." A mischievous smirk was plastered on her face as she watches Eos' mouth gapping open like a fish trying to breath air.
Eos was flabbergasted to find out that Silas was trying to court Cybele but seeing them together was an odd sight, "They wouldn't look too bad next to each other," Leaning against a tree did Eos feel the coarse grain of bark against her back, "But, if anything happens... I will take care of the mess, so you guys better take care of Cybele." Cleaning up messes was what Eos was good at compared to comforting people during their emotional downfall.
Arachne lightly chuckled as she saw Eos was someone who would take care of things on the situational side regardless of if the situation didn't benefit her or not. Anyone that she would consider as she friends or family were bound to be guaranteed a problem free life, "We will keep an eye on his behaviour towards Cybele in case you are busy." Any sort of mess could be resolved if it was Eos handling it plus, she had saved everyone in the group from some sort of dilemma at one point in their life, "Plus your family descents from Snow White do they not so he is bound to be a gentleman to Cybele?" Receiving a sigh from Eos who had heard the story of being the descendants of Snow White was something that she had heard of since she was young.
The Monciaux Dukedom fame stemmed from the Snow-White fairy tale which is still being told to this day. Snow White's son had inherited her feature of having black ebony hair, skin as white as snow and lips as red as blood. On a journey the prince traversed through the famed forest where his mother met the seven dwarves. However, he was unfamiliar with the terrain combined with his curiosity caused him to wander away from his escorts. Upon realising that he was lost in the forest and unable to navigate through the unfamiliar wood then did the sprites of the forest come to his aid. However, he couldn't converse with the sprites of the forest as they spoke in an ancient language that had already died out during history.
The protector of that forest was a beautiful fairy that had honeyed golden hair that glistened under the sunlight and bejewelled citron eyes that refracted the light. Both of them, to say simply, fell in love at the mere sight of each other. Soon their love blossom henceforth from that moment and they soon founded the Moncaiux Dukedom which slowly began divulging into their preference of the Fairy's appearance seeing it as superior to the appearance of royal family that flows through the veins of Monciaux Dukedom. As the blonde hair with yellow or orange eyes became the norm for the Monciaux family and any member with black hair are considered inferior. They would be transferred to the side family with all the inferior appearance and turned into vassal family forced to comply to the main family; cleaning up messes after the main family or doing dirty work so that the reputation of the main family could be maintained.
As soon as any child in the Monciaux Dukedom inherited the black hair was immediately sent to the vassal family to become subservient to the main family. However, Eos' birth was unique throughout the entirety of the Monciuax Dukedom's history. It was the Dukedom's first for producing a child that deviated from the traditionally preferred appearance or the inferior appearance. Hair that was the colour of blonde but beige. Silvery under the moonlight. Reddish like maple leaves under the sunlight. It was called Maple Beige within the Dukedom. Eos' parents tried to hide Eos' existence to no avail as she was immediately seized up by the Dukedom's people to exist as an advertisement of her existence to the world. Dubbing her as the 'Fairy' of Monciaux so that it would boost their fame.
Her once bejewelled honey lime eyes that sparked with innocence had dulled over time. Her existence was like a spectacle to high society from a young age; trapped like a circus animal. Eos was immediately sent to the countryside manor that the Dukedom as she undergone lessons to be the supporter of the future heir of the Monciaux Dukedom. Her childhood was wiped cleaned so Eos instated a learning institution near her home where children could learn in an environment which would allow for flexibility within their schedule and learning approaches. This was quickly picked up by nearby village who immediately sent their children to come learn at this institution. It would be a way to be able to raise the country's future politicians that could benefit the citizens as they would have a better picture of the actual condition of the overall country.
But, honestly the trajectory of the country was uncertain as there was a fight for the throne between the two potential heirs for the throne. One being the Second Prince who was considered as the Crown Prince for his pure bloodline from having two royal lines flowing through his veins and was backed up by the aristocracy that wanted to line their pockets or wanted to maintain their status. While the other was a bastard prince who was birth by the King's mistress who was from a lower-class noble family but nevertheless a noble which only caused more strain in the court. The Second Prince was the more politically focused on the country seeking to benefit the country even if the Queen went to great lengths to block his path. However, the court was in a stalemate as there were many neutral families which hadn't chosen any side which began a hunt for the support of the neutral families' support.
The pressure for neutral families to choose a side made it difficult for the position of neutrality to last long. However, both the fractions desired the support of the Monciuax Dukedom who was an independent neutral family who hadn't swayed in any direction yet. There had been an inkling of the Monciaux Dukedom having interest in supporting the First Prince's fraction as their values were essential the same since they valued the superior few within the family. The Monciuax Dukedom had many connections, immense influence over the market, wealth comparable to royals and had all sorts of member who were afflicted in all sorts of fields. There was no field left unturned by the Monciuax Family as they were all spread out within the country there was no escaping the Monciaux even if you tried.
Eos duty was to remain by the heir's side to have served him faithfully until she was died and her children; if she had any would also have to continue down the same path as her. The party was coming to an end, both Eos and Arachne began gathering their belonging before they separated from each other at the point where they would be picked up by their respective carriages. A familiar white carriage with rose golden accent came into the sight with the family coat of arms brandished on the door. Eos entered the carriage without much thought as she made herself comfortable on the cushioned velvet seats as her mind began to wonder.
Leaning her arms across the ledge of the window did Eos stared out at the bright sun amongst the now orange sunset sky. Her mind began to wander about a reality where she didn't have to live a life such as this. A normal life where she would be happy all the time; grow up, hang out with friends, fall in love, get married and have children. That sadly Eos lived in this reality. Sometime Eos wished there was a miracle whether it was bad or good would stop all this. This miracle that she would wish for would then spiral out of control.