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[color=6495ED][b]Time:[/b][/color] [color=lightgray]Evening 
[color=6495ED][b]Location:[/b][/color] Castle Dining Hall
[color=6495ED][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] [@Rodiak] Nahir
[color=6495ED][b]Mentions:[/b][/color] [@Oso] Cassius & [@princess] Charlotte [/color]
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[color=lightgray]Kira quietly ate her food. She chose food from a variety of different dishes and busied herself with eating. The dialogue between the Alidasht and Princess Anastasia were enthralling. The diversity of the nobles around here was nearly blinding. How arrogant, naive and wildly hopeful they’d make a difference with their king still standing. Since everyone replied to Hafiz, Kira chose to remain silent. There was nothing more to be said that had already not been. Her gaze flicked to the dog and hawk. She wondered idly how much the Danroses had to ignore them in their fancy castle.

Her gaze shifted now to the clusterfuck on the other side of the banquet. A growing feud between Lord Roman, the Damien’s, and then the Danrose’s broke out. Kira watched with a stoic expression. They were being treated to a show with free dinner. How lucky was she? She watched with idle curiosity until Cassius entered the fray. Her gaze became sharper as she slowed eating momentarily. His words drew vitriol from the queen and she heard the unmistakable drawing of a blade. Then, [i]Lady Charlotte[/i] came up and hugged him..? Kira’s eyes narrowed as she studied the exchange between them. Heat, unrelated to the banquet room temperature, crawled up her skin.

She was hugging the bastard in front of the entire banquet. Kira continued eating calmly, but tension filled her as she looked away. Finally, the situation had relaxed, it seemed, and the tension in the room dropped. She continued eating quietly and looked back over. Now he was at her side and he seemed concerned. What was going on between them? Kira ensured her gaze was always measured, and did not give away anything. Deep inside, a storm brewed inside, and Kira couldn’t help but stab her steak. [/color]

[color=6495ED][i]Nothing more than just a memory. Isn’t that right Cassius?[/i][/color] 

[color=6495ED][i]Maybe he’s right–no, he definitely is…[/i][/color] 

[color=6495ED][i]I should have died that night; I would feel better than I do now.[/i][/color] 

Kira turned her attention back to her Alidasht and Danrose company. With a smile on her face, she turned to face Nahir briefly. Her expression was calm and sweet, nothing mirroring the storm brewing inside of her. [color=6495ED]”Shehzadi Nahir,”[/color] she spoke quietly with sincerity. [color=6495ED]”You look absolutely stunning tonight. I do appreciate your generous invite here. Thank you.”[/color] With that, Kira turned back to her food and the group with a shy smile on her face. [/color]