Karou sat in her seat, eyes downcast as she struggled not to fidget. To keep from doing so she had her hands clasped firmly in her lap though she noticed they trembled ever so slightly. She couldn't help it though. Here she was, in a room with seven other people including her brother but she knew she would receive no comfort from him.

She raised her eyes slightly when she noticed the red-headed girl that had been seated next to her stood up. She soon wished she hadn't looked up for she saw that the prince who had introduced himself as Waki was now looking at her.

A fiery blush immediately coated her cheeks and she hurriedly looked down again, hiding her eyes behind her bangs.