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[h1][color=f49ac2]Amaris Marivaldi[/color][/h1]
[sub]Interacting with: [color=c0c0c0]Benjamin[/color] [@Bert Macklin]
Mention: [color=f7976a]Varis[/color] [@Achronum] and [color=ccff99]Eris[/color] [@Hero]
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The Countess fought the urge to roll her eyes as Eris opened his mouth followed shortly by Varis. At the very least, the expectations she had set concerning the attendees remained intact but it was no less disappointing to have them validated so quickly. Naturally, nothing could ever please the idol who spent his time riding the thin line between adoration and all out worship. As for Varis, well, he was the sort to throw tantrums if there was even one detail of anything at all that he could not control; that much he had proven publicly with his outburst at the exams.

For every second she spent surrounded by the other nobles, and the token celebrity, the more difficult she found hiding her displeasure at the gathering. Despite the internal struggle with her annoyance, outwardly she still held tight to her polite demeanor. She calmly set her own glass down before returning her attention to Count Eve with the same smile she’d forced onto her face since her arrival.

“[color=f49ac2]A diamond painted blue does not a sapphire make. Seems such a shame to lose out on such a rare opportunity by cutting away all the aspects that make her unique and replacing them with average. Regardless, it was a lovely debut performance. I’m sure with your attentive care, she’ll live up to your exact expectations.[/color]” To say Amaris felt disappointed would have been a severe understatement. She had tried not to put any stock in their earlier encounter but Amaris still had found herself hoping that Benjamin might have provided more of a shake up to the dynamic. However, so far all she had gathered from the group coming together was that he was just another noble playing the same ridiculous game as the rest of them. There was no thought put into the personal wellbeing of his mage, no care given to the actual cultivation of her talents. There was only what he expected her to be capable of and the forced growth of that which he approved of. But that was only to be expected of a man who viewed the girl as nothing more than a possession, right?

[i][color=f49ac2]At least Varis is honest about what he does.[/color][/i]