185 - Feast Day Pt.I

On the day of the Royal Feast, in the princess’ quarters, several mermaids about her size were attending to her. Brushing her hair, applying make-up, and carefully fixing ornaments in her hair. She was dressed in the most elegant lilac-coloured chiton that had silver lacings on it and a triangular pattern over at the bottom over her tail. Over her left hand, her peplos that was a whitish-blue with a similar design, but more transparent. The peplos also managed to serve as a sort of hood for her head.

As the princess observed her features in the mirror, she couldn’t help but think along the likes of,

‘Would Hiro like this appearance?’

‘Maybe it’s too much make up for his taste?’

‘Is this even enough to cover my blemishes?’

Of course, Hiro was not going to be partaking in this event. In fact, he wouldn’t even know that it was happening and neither would he know about it. Still, a maiden in love could only dream, right?

“You are looking absolutely stunning, your highness.”

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