So much happening, but alas, so much was the bare minimum expected to be when it comes to an event as large and major as is. When he was off making connections, his father’s honor guard just entered the ballroom. Lovely parade of glistening armour, wouldn’t quite be up to his taste if he were king though.

Victor was now assisting some young lady. A waste of time, Artemis thought, but Victor does what he does, he supposed.

Ah, and Prince Eric joins the party. Delightfully so he wasn’t the last to arrive of the royal children, but he’d have to make up more excuses nonetheless so his reputation wouldn’t take too much of hit, maybe spread a little more rumours about why his siblings were early. Well placed gossip went a long way among the common people, that was something Artemis knew, especially if the gossip was so wide spread that it couldn’t be traced to him at all.

Rose and Dimitri, that pair of twins he never got to know all that well, had also made their appearance. Artemis didn’t see them much of an obstacle, perhaps maybe a small ally to pick up along the journey. They would be formidable opponents though, so the prince thought better than to do anything to anger this particular night.

Artemis didn’t manage to see where the rest of his siblings were through all the chaos, but he didn’t really care where they were nonetheless. ‘Fingers crossed’ as the common folk said that they didn’t get in the way of his plans for the night.

Enough dilly dallying. He had work to do and nobles to deceive. Artemis also had to set up a certain scheme, but he was unsure whether the plan would work. All the more reason to continue working his way through each person of power in the ballroom. Artemis quickly glanced around to find Duke Marguon, known as a bit of a traitor in the lower alleys of the kingdom but someone he’d need to pull off the scheme that was vital for the easy path to the throne. Plus he needed the scheme to happen soon, before the ball ended, if not he’d be stuck as a lowly prince for much longer than he wanted to.