[color=00aeef][center][h2][i]Nikolai Johanssen[/i][/h2][/center][/color]
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[i][center]Interacting with: [@Lady Amalthea][/center][/i]
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[color=00aeef]“I am very pleased to finally meet you as well, Veta. Please, call me Niko.”[/color] Niko gave his bethroted a polite smile before he sat himself beside her. He watched her silently. Elizaveta was as beautiful as she was in the photos that he had browsed through to prepare for the royalties’ meet and greet. He honestly had no idea what to expect but he was pleasantly surprised by the simplicity of the young woman sitting beside him. He had half expected a lavishly dressed princess with perfectly manicured and moisturized hands. But here she was sitting beside him in a simple but stylish dress. He appreciated simplicity as he himself wore no extravagant jewelries on his person. To him, simplicity was elegant and the most appealing. 

He watched the way she moved. Her movements were refined and graceful despite the nervousness he can see in her blue eyes. He let her continue speaking without interrupting and was surprised when she handed him a gift. He had not expected his future bride to come bearing gifts for him.

He placed the flat white box on his lap as he took the small, leather bound journal she handed him. He looked at it as he listened to her speak, flipping open to the first page. The page was filled with elegant handwriting in black ink. He noticed the ink smudge on her left hand and couldn’t resist smiling in both amusement and gratitude. A warm, friendlier smile spread across his face and lit up his blue eyes. A personally translated text. It was a thoughtful gift and one he was sure he will cherish. His eyes moved back and forth the pages, devouring the story. Within a few minutes, he had finished reading and closed the book. He placed a hand on it, his long slender fingers curling around the edges. [color=00aeef]“I appreciate this gift, Veta. It is very thoughtful. Thank you. I believe, though, that it may have outdone the gift I had prepared for you.”[/color]

He took up the flat white box engraved with Anduin’s crest and presented it to his future queen. [color=00aeef]“As you may already know, I come from a long line of jewellers and it is the primary trade of my kingdom.”[/color] He opened the box, revealing another [url=http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/0a/4d/22/0a4d2208fbb6b4d1eeebf38332a78f7f.jpg]necklace[/url]. It was a stunning handcrafted piece. The entire length of the necklace including the clasp were inlaid with diamonds that sparkled in the light. Several tear shaped diamonds hung at the front, ending with larger cut dark sapphires.[color=00aeef] “It may not be perfect and it is not crafted by Anduin’s finest jeweller, but it was crafted with you in mind.”[/color] It was a piece that he had been working on for almost four months. When he had found out who it was that he was bethroted to, he had automatically chose the dark sapphires for the finishing touches. [color=00aeef]“I hope you find it to your liking.”[/color] He passed the open box to the Duchess.