Dani watched nervously as one of the men stepped forward and began walking towards them. She watched him crouch down in front of the girl on her left and examine her. Then he stood and stood in front of her. She gazed up at him with wide green eyes as he laid his hands on her cheeks. He didn't look long and then he was moving onto the next girl. She watched as this one fought against him. Soon he stepped back towards the king and Dani saw one of them point at her. Her body tensed and she bit her lip harder. Her eyes then widened as he asked his father if he could just kill her now. She felt her body shiver at the cold look in his eyes and she then wondered if maybe death would be preferred over any time she had to spend in his presence. She mentally slapped herself. [i]What's wrong with me?! I have to stay positive.[/i] So, with that in mind and she lifted her head high and stared straight at the one who picked her. 

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Azure stood there, listening to one of the princes talk. Suddenly, she felt hands on her cheeks and her eyes shot up. She flinched at the shadowy figure she could barely make out and thankfully he didn't linger long and moved onto the next girl. She lowered her eyes again and waited. She heard one of them ask if he could just kill her and she tensed, wondering which 'her' he was referring to. She suddenly felt someone in front of her and she peeked up, wondering if it was the other one from before. With her bad eyesight however she couldn't tell. She saw him wave a hand in front of her face then heard him snicker. He suddenly grabbed her wrist and she gasped in surprise and flinched. 

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The king watched on as his eldest son inspected all the girls before stepping back. The man assumed he was just going to wait until his brothers have picked and then take the last one. Then Gaara made his choice. He chuckled. "No Gaara, you can not kill her now. That would defeat the whole purpose of doing this." Alec and Nicolai made their choices soon after and the king looked at Lucius and gestured at the last girl. "This one is yours then." He surveyed his sons before turning and walking towards the throne room. "Come my sons and we will begin the binding ceremony."