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[color=F0E399][b]Location:[/b][/color] Ballroom
[color=F0E399][b]Time:[/b][/color] Evening
[color=F0E399][b]Interaction:[/b][/color] Fareed [@Redking0380] Freyja [@Lunarlord34]

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Victoria remained among the noblewomen long enough to ensure the rumor had become the evening’s newest obsession.

One woman glanced toward Shehzadi Ranya. Another leaned closer to whisper behind her fan. A third followed the direction of their attention and regarded Prince Askel with interest.

She also remained just long enough to learn the name of the [i]towering man[/i] she had gathered was Ranya’s brother. At least, someone had told her they thought the two of them were directly related. Little did Victoria know he was technically her adoptive brother.

Her gaze drifted across the ballroom until it settled upon a rather striking little arrangement: two handsome men and a woman with a cane who appeared to be explaining something at considerable length. Victoria watched them for a moment, decided the men were worth interrupting, and crossed the room with her fan moving lazily beneath her chin. The dark-haired one was already trying to leave as she approached, it seemed.

[color=F0E399]“Well, this is an unfair concentration of [i]very[/i] attractive people.”[/color]

Her eyes passed over Freyja first, telling her with a concocted smile.[color=F0E399]“I have always admired women brave enough to wear something that does not demand to be stared at.”[/color]

Her smile grew as she flicked open her fan. [color=F0E399]“Honestly, people are dreadful at conveying the important details.”[/color]

At last, she regarded Fareed. [color=F0E399]“And you…”[/color] Her eyes moved slowly over him before returning to his face. [color=F0E399]“Shehzade Fareed, right?”[/color] She said the name as though she had only just managed to retrieve it, despite having crossed the ballroom expressly to find him.  [color=F0E399]“Might I borrow you for a moment?”[/color] She closed her fan with a snap. [color=F0E399]“I’m afraid the matter concerns your sister, and what the court has begun saying about her.”[/color][/color]