[center][color=#C84808][h1]Askel Camila[/h1][/color][/center]
Location: Grand Ballroom 
Attire: [url=https://imgur.com/pIXFlLx]Starry Night Attire[/url]
Interactions [@CitrusArms] Stratya [@Infinite Cosmos] Munir
Mentions: [@AuthenticTomb] Sylvia [@Tae] Ranya
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A satisfied grin stretched along his face. While Askel appreciated and enjoyed the various cuisines that he was able to sample while he journeyed abroad, his pride as a Varian could not be suppressed when seeing someone appreciate his country's cuisine. At least [i]someone[/i] had some taste to appreciate it, even when it was unceremoniously placed on a plain wooden table.

Askel read that flat expression and flashed her a forgiving smile. It was not her own fault, but it certainly must have done nothing to quell the embarrassment of her own king treating his guests so lowly. He would have responded, but his attention was pulled to the herald's announcement.

[i]Introducing Suna’s Chosen, Holy Princess of Alidasht, Shehzadi Ranya al-Kadir, and the Grand Vizier Hafiz al-Kadir.[/i]

Holy Princess? Suna's Chosen? 

Askel's gaze solely focused on her and only her, draped in a sari as blue as the sky and gold that shimmered like beams of sunlight. Even with that veil covering her face he would always be able to recognize her. He could hear the drumming of his heart pounding in his ears, longing to hold her as he did the night before, but he knew her uncle was here, waiting for a moment of weakness. All he could was just stand there and wait for their moment for there was certainly plenty to talk about.

His eyes trailed her as she made her way across the room to... his sister? Oh, oh no. 

As much as he wanted to run over and make sure that her chatterbox of a sister didn't tell Ranya every embarrassing secret bound to his soul, a veiled man approached him and Stratya and judging by the knight-captain's confusion, she did not know him even when he knew her. And then he introduced himself as Munir Al Kadir. 

[i]Kadir.[/i] A member of Ranya's family? Was this man one of her brothers?

Askel reciprocated the Shehzade's bow with his own and in Gazalian said, [color=#C84808]"My humblest greetings Shehzade Munir. I am Askel Camila, prince of Varian and its loyal knight, but please, call me Askel."[/color] A polite smile graced his lips. [color=#C84808]"It would be my pleasure to guide you through my kingdom's cuisine. In fact, I was just guiding Captain Durmand. Oh, uh, speaking of which, may I suggest a palate cleanse before we continue?"[/color]