"Your highness."
"Your highness!"
"Please awaken sir, it is time for your lesson."
*sigh* It was such a good slumber...
{Enter Prince Charming} How do you do? My name is Prince Henri...well just Henri please. The formalities make me cringe. This is Sebastian. He maintains the house, but more importantly he is my best friend.
We go through this cycle nearly every day. He tells me I'll shake free of my discontentment if I just push forward, and handle my duties. I calmly try to explain to him that the word "duty" is banned from my vocabulary, thus any sentence containing it is null and void.
Nevertheless, the lessons commence, and here goes by another day of the droll routine. Another day of lessons. Another day of emptiness...
Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for all that I have. I live in a wonderful home, I have loving parents, and I'm free (for the most part) to do as I wish with my days.
But I just can't help but feel that something is missing. Maybe...someone?
I honestly had never thought too much about marriage, but lately the urgings (naggings) of my mother have kind of been getting to me.
"Darling, I really wish you would select a wife already."
"I don't know. I'm not sure I really get why I would need someone else to
complete me. "
"Isn't that reliance on another person for your happiness kind of crazy?"
"I just wish you could understand the value a wife could bring to your life."
"I would hate to see you push everyone away, and end up alone."
"I get it. Just don't cry... I don't know what to do when ladies are upset..."
That's why when my father suggested I throw a ball to meet with all the young ladies in the kingdom, I actually agreed.
Well, here I come ladies. Do I...look charming?