[Demon lords don't get invitations to masquerade balls. Of course when Natalia heard this, she was incredibly displeased. Excuse you, she was trying to invite one demon lord in specific who was becoming rather dear to her -- but of course her father's obstinate counsel would hear none of it and she had to admit that it would be bad to set the precedent that maybe sometimes demon lords were welcome in her kingdom. So even though she wasn't that happy with it, she wasn't able to invite Maou. She could imagine his pouting at the lack of an invitation already but she had thought that perhaps fortune would favor her and he wouldn't even hear about it.
He wouldn't be interested in this kind of thing anything -- or at least that's how she justified it to herself.
When the night of the ball comes, however, Natalia is delighted as she always is. The doors are open to everyone in the kingdom and a few ambassadors, making the entire ballroom full of light and laughter. She spent a few moments mingling before she went to check on how the servants were handling everything. Just because she's a hostess doesn't mean that she can neglect her subjects.
But now from the sounds of it, the party was in full swing and she was due to appear again. So after smoothing out her dress gently and adjusting her own mask, she's rounding the corner to head for the dance floor again and all too suddenly bumping into someone.]
Oh my!! [Having steadied herself on the person's arm, she immediately retracts her hand and blinks as the apology comes naturally.] I sincerely apologize, I--
['-- didn't expect someone to be here' dies on her lips as she looks up at him and recognition definitely starts to kick in.]
You.... Could it be....?
[But there's no way Maou got an invitation? CONFUSION.]
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He wouldn't be interested in this kind of thing anything -- or at least that's how she justified it to herself.
When the night of the ball comes, however, Natalia is delighted as she always is. The doors are open to everyone in the kingdom and a few ambassadors, making the entire ballroom full of light and laughter. She spent a few moments mingling before she went to check on how the servants were handling everything. Just because she's a hostess doesn't mean that she can neglect her subjects.
But now from the sounds of it, the party was in full swing and she was due to appear again. So after smoothing out her dress gently and adjusting her own mask, she's rounding the corner to head for the dance floor again and all too suddenly bumping into someone.]
Oh my!! [Having steadied herself on the person's arm, she immediately retracts her hand and blinks as the apology comes naturally.] I sincerely apologize, I--
['-- didn't expect someone to be here' dies on her lips as she looks up at him and recognition definitely starts to kick in.]
You.... Could it be....?
[But there's no way Maou got an invitation? CONFUSION.]