Emrys stood up a little straighter when Averill told her that her distance wasn't necessary, awkwardly following a bit more closely. She really was curious, it wasn't every day you were in the enemy's territory with the enemy's eldest son. As far as she knew, he was next in line. What if this information helped her?
"A-Alright, Prince Averill." While she was acting a little more terrified than she was, she was still cautious and a little scared to be here. It made her brain short circuit when she first saw the king again. His face was just as horrifying as she remembered, and plus, Averill had a slight resemblance. The queen had poked and prodded her making sure she was healthy, thank god she didn't perform a full on examination.
Emrys shook her head, trying to direct her thoughts back to what she was trying to focus on, which was what Averill was holding.

nikko
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rem was really annoying, she had sent him to go get her breakfast but this was the perfected time for him to check in with luca. he took the long way and went to the duchesses room and knocked on the door waiting with a smile. He wondered if she had made it back ok and was was not still sleeping in the garden.

luca
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Her head looked towards the door her ears perked up happy and and her three very fluffy tails hit each other as she wagged them smiling. She could sense it was Nikko on the other side, he always smelled of amber burned ash and coal. At first glance he looked normal but if you ever got him mad he you could have seen the fork in his tongue with the line of razzer sharp teeth.

Remilia just punched the bridge of her nose and sighed.
"Fine, whatever. Just do your chores because they obviously haven't been done. Oh, answer the door too." She gave a dismissive wave of her hand, going into her wardrobe of many dresses to find out what she was going to wear this evening. She was only wearing a robe after all, and she didn't want to be indecent to whoever was visiting, slave or not.

Luca
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"Yes miss," she says happy opening the door seeing nikko in the door way "hey little blue," he says patting her head, she giggled "Hi Nikko, what are you doing here?" she asked "I have a few arena for Lill but I thought I would stop by see if you got back," he looked her up and down and whispered to her "what happen to the gown you had on this morning?" he asked her "I put it under the bed." she whispered hissed in his ear going inside grabbing the laundry and her dress making she Rem didn't see her. she skipped up to him, he had a basket of cloths under his arm as they headed out laughing and talking with each other.

Lill
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She sat at her desk reading over old war plans and looking at dresses in her wardrobe, she had sent nikko to do the laundry and pick up a few books for her in the library. She had a felling he was being accompanied by that fox girl he oh so loved. She wished Remilia would tighten up on her, teach her some disciplined. She had Nikko well trained, she was proud of her work but she just couldn't find away to break him of that habit of seeing the pipsqueak everyday. It was a mystery to her, she knew they were partners in the rebel against her takeover but why he treated her like family was beyond her. They weren't even blood related?!

Averill was carrying the piece of cloath carfully as to not trigger the summoning spell of the object within it. He didnt liked how scare Yerik sounded, actualy he didn't liked how most people were scared of him but he didn't knew how to change that, to react to any of this the right way so he stayed cold and distant. Glancing back at the custom collar, Averill caugh him stare at what he was holding again.

Odelina searched through the closet looking for something like what Lidia wanted. "Oh, it looks adorable when you are flustered! Hmm hmm, Liddy, what do you think of this?" She said a she held up a black and light blue suit.

Lidia
Lidia watched intently, thinking about what she'd say if her mother asked why she was wearing a suit instead of a gown. Ode's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "I'm sorry, what?", She asked a little confused until she noticed the suit. "It's quite nice, it's a little big though.", She giggled. "I don't mind though."

Riften
The elf looked down when he heard that. He knew that Amias didn't mean it to hurt him, but it kind of hurt to hear it.

Riften tore his mind away and nodded, thinking about what they could do while their masters were busy. "M... Maybe we can sneak out to the quiet corner of the garden?", He asked, ears pricking once more, a flash of hope in his dull blue eyes. With some hesitation, Riften brushed his hand against Amias's, trying to comfort the taller male. He watched Amias get dragged in when they were younger. He was forced to help one of the commander's when the war was ending.

Remilia just gave a sharp sigh after dressing herself in a simple dress, since the celebration didn't start until late, she didn't have to decide on a dress right this instant. It was only seven in the morning.
The duchess glanced at the papers scattered around her table, ignoring them for now. She hated paperwork, especially for permission for other dukes to attend the ball and try to... court her. It was gross in her opinion, the moment she was of age to be married off she had fifty men lined up, desiring nothing more than her strong genes and her sums of money her parents had left her.
"Bunch of idiots..." She grumbled, not even bothering to drag Luca back yet. Today was going to be a very big headache in general, she didn't need her slave to add to it.

Odelina frowned. "Ah, yes, I suppose. Hmm, perhaps I could make some quick adjustments to it so it might fit you better." She offered. Her smile returned. She did love to help Lidia and she could sew quite well, or at least well enough to make it look good.

Emrys very badly failed to look away in time, so she just decided to look awkwardly at the ground. Averill's stare was just... unnerving. She wasn't super terrified of him by himself, but his stare definitely sent shivers down your spine sometimes. The girl gave a soft sigh.
"I apologize again for not respecting the privacy of that object. If I might be just a bit rude, is it very important?" There was no way she could have lied about not looking, and she was curious by nature. Plus, this might be valuable information for when she would crash the "party". She would have to be with Averill, and Averill most likely had to speak to his father, and she always kept a dagger hidden in her boot. All she had to do was get close enough, and she could just slit his throat and bolt before anyone had time to pin her down. She was an Alluri, so forcing her way out should be easy. Although there were a lot of variables she couldn't control, which made this risky.