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[color=slateblue]Time:[/color] Dinner Time
[color=slateblue]Location:[/color] Banquette
[color=slateblue]Mention:[/color] 
[color=slateblue]Interactions:[/color][@helo] Callum, [@Tae] Thea, [@jj doe] Hala
[color=slateblue]Appearance[/color]: Light blue gown with Silver accents

Ariella stayed silent as Hala and Thea volleyed sharp words between them. She didn’t flinch, didn’t intervene she just let it listened. Her eyes glanced over to Callum who seemed to feel similarly but it was Halas response that made her brows furrow.

[color=#9D8573]“Not that you’d know anything about that, from what I’ve heard about you, Callum.Though you’re apparently not acting like the prince people know tonight.Almost like you’re not Callum Danrose.”[/color]

Ariella took a long sip from the bottle, the wine slow-burning in her chest as Hala’s words hung in the air. She didn’t look at him right away just stared forward for a beat too long, jaw tightening, before finally speaking.

[color=slateblue]“You know,” [/color]she said, voice calm but laced with something sharp, [color=slateblue]“it’s bold to talk like you know him when you’ve barely been in the same room for more than a few hours, let alone held a conversation considering I believe this is your first time speaking with him.”[/color]

She finally turned her head, green eyes settling on Hala with quiet precision.[color=slateblue] “Callum is unapologetically himself unlike people like you who throw stones from behind silk smiles and act like they’ve read the whole book when they’ve only skimmed the title.”[/color]

She gave a humorless smile, tipping the bottle slightly toward Hala in a mock toast.[color=slateblue]“Judging someone you don’t even know? That’s rich. Really.”[/color]

Then she looked to Callum, eyes meeting his just for a second, softening. [color=slateblue]“Some of us actually take the time to get to know the Prince instead of just assuming how he should and shouldn’t be.”[/color]

Ari lowered the bottle again [color=slateblue] “But sure,” [/color] she added her voice dry [color=slateblue]“Tell us all again who Callum Danrose is since you know him so well.”[/color]

Just then they were interrupted as a guard drew Hala’s attention. Ari used the interruptions to take another drink of her wine bottle [color=slateblue]“I think we have been gone far too long now.”[/color] she agreed. She looked at Clarence and smiled then to Thea.[color=slateblue] “Are you ready Thea?”[/color]

Ari bent slightly to lift the hem of her dress, the silk bunching in her fingers. She made one step forward, then a slight stumble, just enough for her cheeks to flush, she felt the wine start to tingle her impairment as she adjusted herself. With a breath and a roll of her eyes at herself, she straightened up.
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