[M] Record of Dragon War (Holey & Lobo)

[Holeypaladin]

Chuckling at the words of his new wife and the fact that she referred to herself by name, the Emperor nibbled a bit on the tip of her sensitive pointy ear as he continued to caress her and hold her close. "Vanna is off to a very good start, when it comes to being adorable," he remarked caressing her a bit as her cousins speech began to drag on further. "Keep it up... you make such an adorable blush," he remarked as he noted how she began to blush at his words.

Squeezing little Zerrin in his lap, the Emperor thought over her words a bit. "Well..." he remarked. "There's some things that I can do which King Lofwyr can't. I'll teach them to you at some point later on." He gave Zerrin a soft kiss on the cheek, stroking her hair a bit as he held her in his lap. He also stroked Kula's thighs a bit and gave her a kiss as well as he held her close in his lap. "So you can both look forward to that," he said to the girls as he held them close.

Stroking Oralie's soft thigh a bit, the Emperor kissed her tenderly. "Well I'm glad to have a chance to talk to you a bit as well, Oralie," he said. "This seating arrangement isn't the most ideal, but soon enough I'll have a chance to talk to everyone." His hand slid a bit higher up Carmela's thigh as he spoke to the second princess. "You're a good big sis, to let you're little sister sit a bit closer in order to have a chance to talk." He chuckled somewhat at Vanna's words as his hand gripped her a bit more. "Don't worry... you've waited eighty years for this, so you can wait a little while longer... right?"

He glanced over to the other side of Vanna to where Tala and Haimi were seated. "How are you two doing?" he asked them as he stroked the soft ears of the bunny maid as she came closer. Chuckling at the words of Kula, he kissed her a bit and said, "Don't mind Tia... she's a bit shy in these big crowds, so she's hiding. Try not to draw attention to her and just let her do her thing... and she might be willing to teach you how to do what she's doing later on. For now, just act like you don't notice her." With that, he relaxed and let himself enjoy the distraction provided by the bunny maids, caressing the princesses in his arms as he did so.

[lobo]

Feeling the soft nibbles on her pointy ear again, the blush on the oldest princess' cheeks began to grow a bit darker and her eyes momentarily fluttered closed at the sensation. It sent a tingly feeling into her belly, causing her to shift on her chair a bit again. She could hardly even hear her cousin speaking, too focused on the Emperor's touch and actions. "Vanna is glad her Danna-sama thinks so," she spoke quietly after a moment, eyes blinking back open as she glanced towards him and then down towards her lap with embarrassment. It seemed she was taking a liking to this man already, and so were most of her little sisters.

The small princess on Friedrich's lap only grew more curious as he spoke, and her head tilted to the side before she leaned into the kiss he placed on her cheek. "Well...what sort of things?" Kula asked before her little sister had the chance to, her legs shaking slightly as his hand stroked over one. "Is it fun things?" she added, blinking up at him as she spoke. The two tiny girls didn't have the slightest clue of what these things were that they would get to experience with Friedrich soon, but that didn't mean they weren't wondering what it entailed.

Oralie was eager to return Friedrich's kiss, and the words that followed brought another smile to the girl's lips. "Silly seating put Oralie too far away. Friedrich-sama...does Oralie have to call you that, or can she call you something else?" she added after a moment, curious as to what was considered alright by the man. The older sister holding Oralie blushed a bit brighter as she felt the hand trail higher up her thigh, but the princess did nothing to stop his actions as she actually enjoyed the touch quite a lot. "Thank you... I like when my little sisters are happy," she murmured, hugging her sister a bit closer in her lap. She giggled softly at Friedrich's response to her big sister as well, which caused Vanna to laugh in return. "Eighty years feels like nothing compared to this," Vanna giggled, although she was only teasing.

The two girls on the other side of the table were chatting quietly with one another, but their attention soon turned to Friedrich as they realized he was speaking to them. "Would be better if I was somewhere else," Tala murmured, earning a disapproved glance from her big sister. "Please be nice, Tala," Vanna murmured, causing her sister to shrug and opt to being quiet instead. "Haimi is wondering why it's taking so long," the other sister spoke after a moment, her voice a bit monotonic as she glanced towards her cousin.

The girls other than Zerrin and Kula didn't seem to notice the sneaky bunny beneath the table, and Friedrich's words actually managed to settle their curiosity for the time being. "Okay, Friedrich-sama," Kula chirped, turning her gaze away from the bunny to focus on her cousin instead. Little Tia smiled up at Friedrich, leaning into the strokes to her bunny ears as she got to work entertaining a part him through the never ending speech.

A bit late getting out to everyone, the dragon handmaids for the princesses scurried around the table with drinks for each girl, murmuring apologies that were quickly forgiven. "Friedrich, these are all of our handmaidens. I'm sure you'll get to meet them under better circumstances a bit later, but I wanted you to know who they were in case you see them wandering about," Vanna explained, smiling at Summer as the other dragon girl filled up her class.

[Holeypaladin]

The Emperor chuckled at the words of the young bridge, sliding his hand to her thigh as she shifted in her chair and caressing it, gently moving it up and under her short wedding dress. "Of course," he remarked as he continued to caress her. The way she talked indicated she had a somewhat childish nature, but that didn't bother him so much... after all, she was still quite young for a dragon, and though her body had reached the age at which girls were considered women in the empire, it would be unreasonable to expect her to act like a mature woman when she was still a young adult. "Vanna can be adorable for her Danna-sama as much as she likes."

Chuckling at the words of the youngest princesses, the Emperor kissed them both and held them close. "Very fun things," he said to them. "There's a game we'll get to play together later in. And we'll get to dance together too... hope you practiced!" Friedrich wasn't much of a dancer himself, but he did rehearse a simple enough dance that he could perform with the girls, since such formality was required at these events. He continued to caress the slender thighs of the two girls as he held them in his lap.

Glad to see the little Oralie so willing to return his kiss, the Emperor chuckled and nodded. "You know how dragons are about age heirarchy," he remarked on her distant seating. "Oralie can call me what she likes... her big sister has already started calling me Danna-sama, after all." He continued to stroke her thigh along with Carmela's, giving the older sister a kiss on her neck. "I like when everyone is happy," he said with a nod to the girl, chuckling somewhat at Vanna's comment.

"Don't worry..." he said to Tala, "Your turn will come in a decade or so... not that long for a dragon, right?" He chuckled at the exchange between her and Vanna, giving a shrug to the little Haimi. "Looks like it's almost time to drink... hopefully this will cheer up your big sis a bit," he said to the young girl as the speech drew to its conclusion, the handmaidens filling up the cups of the three older sisters with wine for the toast.

Giving a nod to Vanna, he kissed her pointy ear again. "I'm sure they'll get along with the other maids just fine," he remarked, raising his glass to lightly tap it against those of the nearby princesses before downing his wine in one gulp, giving the little Tia under the table a big drink of her own to show his appreciation for her entertainment. Stroking Tia's soft ears, he glanced over to Jaycee, expecting her to trade places with the other bunny like she usually did.

[lobo]

The oldest of the golden dragon princesses continued to blush as Friedrich spoke to her, and her gaze slowly lowered to watch his hand sneak up the bottom of her dress. Her legs automatically responded by pressing together, the color on her cheeks burning brightly as she attempted to cover it up with her hands. She gave a quick little nod to his ending remark, finally falling silent as her embarrassment prevented her from finding the right words to respond with. She instead kept her gave cast down towards her legs, watching the hand that had found perch beneath her pretty wedding dress.

The two littlest girls happily returned the kisses given to them by Friedrich, and his following words caused little Kula to wiggle in his lap with excitement. "Kula loves to dance!" she exclaimed, clapping her hands together which in turn caused Zerrin to giggle a quiet sound of amusement. "Games are a fun, too. Zerrin and Kula like to play hide-n-seek with our big sisters. We're the bestest of best hiders!" the excited little princess continued to ramble, assuming those were the sort of games he was referring to.

Oralie listened intently to Friedrich as the man spoke, occasionally nodding her head to agree with some of the comments that he had made. "Oralie doesn't like to sit so far away... It's hard to get attention over there!" she giggled, a light blush dusting across her cheeks as she spoke. She then took a moment to contemplate the best thing to call him, wanting to use a sort of nickname like her big sister had used. "Oniisama," she chirped finally, smiling brightly as she watched the man press a kiss to her sister's neck. Carmela began to blush at the lips against her neck, and a little smile appeared on her lips as she nodded to his words. "Happy girls are best..." she murmured softly, placing her hand over his to give it a gentle squeeze of affection before letting go so he could continue his strokes to her thigh.

"Tala doesn't want a turn," the tsundere princess murmured, looking to her glass as it was filled up with a crimson colored liquid. "Haimi doubts it will," the other girl spoke up in regards to his hope that the drink would help Tala's mood, but in reality Haimi had never had alcohol nor did she know how it could possibly alter her sister's personality just the slightest. Hearing the speech finally come to a conclusion, Vanna motioned for all of her little sisters to pick up their drinks before she also reached around to clink her glass with anyone close by. She was still a bit of a blush from the second kiss to her pointy ear, but she washed down the nervous embarrassment with a big gulp of the delicious wine.

Zerrin and Kula had, for the most part, ignored the bunny's presence under the table, but their curiosity caused them both to peek down towards her every now and then. Especially as Tia seemed to finish up with what she was doing, and the little bunny hummed a happy noise as she swallowed down her own drink. The curious princesses kept their gaze tilted downwards after they had toasted and sipped their drinks, watching as Tia carefully crawled out from beneath the table, just to quickly be replaced by Jaycee.

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Elsewhere in the ballroom, the king of a certain Imperial kingdom was conversing with members of his family. Glancing over in the direction of the Emperor, his new bride, and her little sisters, he stated to his wife. “Now this is interesting…” he remarked. “It would seem the Emperor has decreed that the typical rule of monogamy doesn’t apply to him… perhaps this means that our Rosella has a chance, after all.”

The eldest daughter of the king, after hearing his words, began to blush as she recalled the events that occurred earlier that morning. “Well, actually, father…” she started to speak, wondering how to break the news to him.
“Nee-chan has already met the perverted Emperor,” Sasha piped up, interrupting her older sister and causing Rosella’s blush to brighten a few more shades.

“Oh really?” the king said, arching an eyebrow at this news. “When did this happen? And… did he take a liking to you, perchance?”

After casting a quick glare in her younger sister’s direction, Rosella turned her attention to the king and sheepishly nodded a confirmation to his question. “We had the pleasure of meeting him earlier this morning, along with a few of the other princesses. He seemed to take quite the liking to Sasha, too,” she explained, attempting to move some of her father’s attention to the younger princess.
“Onee-chan shared a bath with him,” Sasha didn’t miss a beat, innocently sharing her sister’s first encounter with the Emperor despite Rosella’s efforts to avoid the topic.

“Sasha?” the king began, somewhat surprised to hear that the younger princess had met the Emperor earlier in the morning, as well. However, his eyes widened when Sasha went on to mention the bath. “A bath, you say? Now it sounds like he took quite the liking to Rosella, after all, doesn’t it?” he glanced to his wife for confirmation.

However, something Rosella had said set off an alarm in his head. “You mentioned other princesses… who else?” he said, quite insistent on knowing who else was involved. It was no secret that the various kingdoms of the Empire had their own relationships, to include alliances and rivalries, and so it was important to take note of who else Emperor Friedrich had become… involved with.

Their father’s sudden change of tone caused the two princesses to fall silent and glance warily at each other as they contemplated the proper way to respond.
“Ren and May, from the Fayta Kingdom, and Sonia, from the Maru Kingdom,” Rosella finally responded, not wanting to provide her father with false information. “Was it wrong of us to do that, per happenstance?” she asked, worried that they may have done something that would upset their father.

“Hmm…” the king said, thinking over the words of Rosella as she spoke of the other princesses who had apparently become close to the Emperor along with his own daughters. “Passeriform has a good relationship with Fayta, and it will be a couple years until Ren hits marriage age. As for Maru…” he frowned somewhat. “She’ll be coming of age is in less than a year, and her father will likely be expecting a wedding by then. For the sake of seniority… we need Rosella’s wedding to take place before that. Luckily, you’ve just hit marriage age… so it’s just a matter of sealing the deal.”

Continuing to plan things out in his head, he glanced over at the maids who were serving wine to the Emperor and the dragon princesses. “What means did you use to get close to him, anyways?”

Rosella was relieved, at first, to hear that their relationship with Ren and May’s kingdom was positive, however, she did not expect her father to jump right in to the idea of marriage. “W-Wedding? The Emperor just married the daughters of King Lofwyr. Would it not be rude for us to request a marriage so soon after?” she exclaimed, feeling the heat rise to her cheeks once more. Although she had a strong desire to wed Emperor Friedrich, she felt it may cause a tension between her and the dragon princesses if she married him so soon after them.

As Rosella was a bit too distraught to hear her father’s question, Sasha took the liberty of answering it instead. “Sasha and Onee-chan were invited by the pervert’s maids to meet him. They were very nice and Sasha liked them a lot,” she explained.

Listening to the words of the oldest princess, the king retorted, “Rude or not… we are perfectly within our rights as monarchs to demand a marriage. No king or prince will accept a princess who has bathed with the Emperor, and he knows it. Still… we can show some tact and wait until after the wedding celebrations have concluded.”

He gave a knowing nod as Sasha mentioned the maids. “That explains it… he does seem to be quite close to those flesh puppets. For now… Rosella, I want you to meet with your maid friends again, and have them teach you how to suck cock the way he likes it. I’ll take care of the rest.”

The two young princesses once again fell silent as they listened to their father speak, not wanting to interrupt the man now that he seemed displeased by Rosella’s responses to him. His last statement caused the oldest daughter to blush yet again, while Sasha looked rather displeased by the idea.
“I would highly suggest that Sasha learns the same thing,” Rosella murmured, knowing that her younger sister was in the same situation.

“Sasha doesn’t want to go anywhere near that pervert ever again,” the youngest quickly interjected, not wanting to admit how much she had enjoyed her time with the Emperor.

“Hmm…” the king considered the words of his oldest daughter. “I suppose it wouldn’t hurt for Sasha to know, as well. Very well then… since it appears the dragon princesses will be staying with their oldest sister until they come of age, we should have Sasha do the same. This isn’t up for negotiation,” he said as a way to silence the younger princess’ protest.

Noting a small mouse out of the corner of his eye, he threw some of his wine in the rodent’s direction in order to drive it away. “Blasted pests… you’d think those cat-eared flesh puppets would at least be half decent at getting rid of them.”

The two daughters, knowing better than to argue with their father, nodded their heads obediently. Although the youngest wanted to argue, she knew the consequences would be much, much worse than spending another evening with the Emperor and his maids.
“They aren’t pests, father,” Sasha whispered, watching as the man tossed his wine towards the little mouse.

“Would you like for us to go talk with them now?” Rosella asked, hoping to draw attention away from Sasha so that the young girl would not get punished. “It seems the speech has concluded, so now would be an ideal time to speak with some of the maids,” she added. She wanted to be dismissed from the table, both to avoid conflict with her father and also to be able to see Friedrich again.

Despite the desire to punish the younger daughter for talking back to him, the king focused on the topic at hand, listening to the advice of the more sensible older daughter. “So it is…” he remarked, noting how the long speech had finally reached its conclusion. “Very well. Go speak to them, both of you. I’ll be expecting positive results. As for myself… I have a speech to give.” With that, he waved a hand to dismiss his daughters, shakily standing as he made his way over to prepare his speech.

[Holeypaladin]

Smirking somewhat as the oldest sister pressed her legs together, Friedrich turned her chin towards him in order to give his bride a deep kiss, stroking her tongue with his own in order to make her lower her guard a bit so that he could press her thighs further apart yet again and guide his hand higher under her short wedding dress in order to caress her soft thigh. "Such a shy princess," he said eventually, continuing to stroke her while he enjoyed the attentions of the maid that took Tia's place under the table.

Chuckling at the tiny princess as she wiggled in his lap, he gave her another kiss and stroked her soft hair. "Kula will have fun dancing, then," he said to her as he squeezed Zerrin a bit closer in his lap. "I bet you can't hide from me, though," he remarked as he enjoyed the adorable young princesses and their innocence. "There's a modification to the hide and seek game that I'll be happy to play with everyone later, though," he remarked. "After dancy dance time, of course."

Continuing to stroke Oralie and Carmela, he stroked their soft hair and gave them each a gentle kiss. "Oralie likes Oniisama's attention, does she?" he asked the young princess, accepting her new nickname for him easily. "Definitely... is Carmela looking forward to being a happy princess later on?" he asked the second sister as his hand slid further up her dress to caress her smooth thigh, giving her a tender kiss on the neck and nibbling a bit to leave a mark.

"Well I won't force you, but there's a chance you'll have a change of heart," he said in the direction of the most stubborn of the seven sisters, chuckling at how her little sister instantly doubted her words. He was hoping the wine would help, as it was top quality wine which suited the budget of the incredibly wealthy dragon king, but was outside the price range of most every other nobleman in the ballroom. He waved a bit to the handmaidens as the second speaker began his speech.

As Friedrich was requested to provide a speaker on behalf of the Empire, he had chosen the king of Passeriform seemingly at random, and he allowed little Jaycee to entertain him under the table during the king's speech. It seemed the king was in quite a celebratory mood, having received good news about his daughters Rosella and Sasha, and was already quite intoxicated by the beginning of his speech, making for a rather entertaining speech. Before long his glass was full again and it was time to toast, and he clinked his cup against those of the nearby princesses and downed it, while providing a drink for Jaycee as well.

The third and final person to speak was King Lofwyr himself, and the Emperor stroked Jaycee's ears a bit. "You'll want to pay attention to this one," he said to both of the bunny maids, giving them permission to take a short break from their duties in order to listen to who was certain to be the most captivating of the three speakers and the father of the seven princesses.

[lobo]

Feeling her head get gently turned to look towards Friedrich, Vanna leaned in to return the man's kiss without hesitation and breathed a soft sigh to help relax her stiffened posture. She tongue caressed over his as she felt them interact, her body slowly becoming more lax to allow his hand higher up on her thigh. The blush on her cheeks continued to burn, and she smiled sheepishly at him upon hearing his words. "I'm sorry..." she breathed softly, feeling an apology was necessary for her timid behavior. She had relaxed significantly due to the kiss though, and her legs remained slightly parted to give him plenty of space to touch.

Little Kula grinned up at Fridrich when she heard his chuckle, and happily returned the kiss that he gave to her. She perked up once again as he mentioned a "modified" version of the game she was so excited to play, feeling her curiosity grow. "After dancy dance? How long will dancy dance last?" Kula asked, the princess that had been so excited for the dancing was now curious as to when it would be over so that she could play the new game. "Kula-chan forgot how excited she was for dancy dance..." Zerrin murmured softly, giggling at her old sister's ability to jump from one excitable thing to another.

The other two girls sitting beside Friedrich also returned his kisses, the actions causing a slight blush to appear on Carmela's cheeks. Immediately nodding at his words, Oralie smiled brightly as he seemed to approve her choice of nickname. "Oralie really likes Oniisama's attention! His attention is better than all other attention," the girl decided, happy to have his focus on her even if he had to pay attention to her sisters as well. Carmela giggled softly at the younger sister in her lap, finding the attention seeker to be quite humorous as she spoke with Friedrich. She then heard him speaking to her, and her gaze tilted up to meet his just as another blush formed on her cheeks. Although his words could have multiple meanings, she had a feeling she knew which he was referring to. "Y-Yes...she is," the second oldest sister whispered, the color darkening a bit on her cheeks as she felt his nibbles creating marks on her neck. She tilted her head a bit at the sensation, feeling her eyes flutter closed as she enjoyed the soft bites.

Hearing his words, Tala shook her head and crossed her arms over a chest. "There's no way that I will," she insisted, but even just after the first toast, her words didn't have quite the same harshness to them as before. "Tala-chan will," Haimi corrected shortly after her sister finished speaking, tapping her glass lightly after she finished her drink. "Tala-chan wouldn't stop talking about dancing with Friedrich-sama earlier," the younger of the two added as almost a second thought, causing Tala to straighten up in her seat. "I-I...- Did not! Why would I want to?" the tsundere stammered over her words, cheeks warming a bit as she spoke.

The little handmaidens quickly returned to their designated princess in order to refill all the glasses, and each one gave a small wave to Friedrich as they noticed him do the same. The princesses had seemed to, for the most part, tune in to the next king's speech, and a few of them occasionally giggled at the drunken words. As it eventually came to a conclusion, they all lifted their glasses again to toast before swallowing down the beverage. The little bunny beneath the table also swallowed her own drink, peeking up at the Emperor as she felt her ears getting stroked. A small pout formed on her lips at his words, but the maid nodded and buckled his pants back up properly.

As King Lofwyr began his speech, the seven daughters finally went silent in order to listen to their father, not wanting to be disrespectful during his part. Even the two littlest princesses had gone still in Friedrich's lap, wanting to hear the words spoken by their father.

[Holeypaladin]

Continuing to caress the oldest sister under her wedding dress, the Emperor shook his head somewhat. "It's ok..." he assured her. "It makes sense that you'd be a little nervous." Since gold dragons mated for life, none of the dragon princesses would have any experience with such things prior to meeting him, and since he had only just met the dragon princess... her nervousness was completely understandable. He continued to caress her, however, as she was now giving him a bit more room to do so.

Squeezing the little sisters in his lap, he chuckled at the words of little Kula. "Long enough for everyone to get their turn, but not so long as to delay play time by too much," he assured her, squeezing her and chuckling at the words of the youngest sister. Giving Zerrin a kiss on the cheek, he said, "Won't be all that much longer til dancy dance time, anyway."

Stroking Oralie and Carmela, he smiled somewhat at the words of the younger sister. "I'm glad Oralie likes it," he said to her as he stroked her slender thigh a bit higher. "Oralie can continue to seek attention from Oniisama whenever she likes. The way Carmela blushed at his words was also quite adorable, as he noted the darkening of the second sister's face. "I'm glad..." he said to her softly.

He laughed somewhat at the exchange between Tala and Haimi, noting how Haimi pointed out some things that her older sister kept denying. He realized that Tala was just being stubborn and denying everything for the time being, though he wondered if she'd continue to deny everything once the toast wine started to take effect. "No idea," was all he had to say, in a manner which indicated he knew exactly what was going on.

He stroked the soft ears of the bunny maid as she finished her drink, his attention now focused on the dragon king as he began his speech. When Lofwyr stood to address the wedding guests, his intense aura of charisma and majesty was quite apparent, as the attention of everyone in the room immediately became transfixed on his every word. Even Friedrich himself had a hard time not being drawn into the speech, so he decided to pay the dragon some attention. No doubt the princesses would also have an equal degree of supernatural charisma as their father, in another thousand years or so.

Lofwyr began with an introduction as to how his family was from a highly prestigious line that could trace their ancestry all the way back to Bahamut himself. He continued with a brief story of his life, how it had taken him more than a thousand years to meet his mate, only to lose her 50 years later, but not before she blessed him with seven beautiful daughters. The dragon concluded by saying that his family line would be preserved for generations to come, now that his daughters had a mate with the strength and power to protect them and bless them with many wyrmlings.

At the conclusion of the speech, Friedrich motioned for all the princesses and guests to stand for the final toast, and made sure to tap the glasses of each of the princesses... even Haimi in her distant position... before downing the glass himself. "It's dancy dance time," he said to the girls, "Grab a sister." He lifted Oralie and Zerrin up onto each of his shoulders and taking the hands of Vanna and Carmela to lead them all to the dance floor.

[lobo]

Despite knowing most of what King Lofwyr stated in his speech, the seven dragon daughters still listened intently as their father spoke. Their attention to him was partly out of respect, but also partly due to their curiosity of what exactly he would be speaking about. As his speech gradually came to an end, the two oldest sisters smiled as Friedrich and the idea of having wyrmlings was mentioned. Of course, the youngest of the golden dragon princesses didn't quite possess the same sort of excitement for having children that the older girls did.

Seeing Friedrich stand, the seven princesses quickly followed his lead and began clinking their glasses with his, as well as the nearest people to them. The girls then finished off their drinks, and the two tiny princesses cheered as their dancy time was finally happening. "Dancy dance!" Kula chirped, scurrying over to latch onto Carmela's free hand since her other was occupied by the Emperor's.

Zerrin and Oralie both laughed as they were lifted onto the strong man's shoulders, and the twin glanced back to wave at Haimi and encourage her sister to follow. "Tala-chan! Haimi-chan! It's dancy time!" Oralie chirped, which seemed to be enough to get Haimi to follow along and take Vanna's free hand. Even Tala didn't put up much of a fight now that she had some of the crimson drink floating around in her system, and she skipped along behind the small group to the designated dance area.

"Is Oniisama going to dance with all of us one at a time?" Oralie asked, looking down at him from where she was poised on his shoulder. "Zerrin and Kula can dancy dance with Oniichan together!" Kula suggested, knowing that it might take a bit of time for the man to get through dancing if he chose to do it with each of them one at a time.

[Holeypaladin]

Leading the princesses over to the dance floor, the Emperor chuckled at the eager words of little Kula, noting how energetic and excited she was for her dance. He noticed how Tala's behavior seemed to have changed a bit once she drank some wine, which made him wonder whether the small girl was unused to the drink, or if it just had a strong effect on her considering her size... at least in human form. "Yes, it's dancy dance time," he said, reaching out to stroke Kula's hair softly as he repeated himself.

At the words of Oralie, the Emperor shrugged a bit, bouncing the little princess on his shoulder as he did so. "Maybe..." he said. "First dance is just me and the bride, however... but after that, you girls can decide who you want to join in on dancy dance, so long as everyone gets a turn before we head off to play together." He slowly settled Oralie and Zerrin back down next to a set of chairs reserved just for them, giving each of them a deep kiss before taking Vanna's hand and leading her alone out on to the dance floor in front of everyone, the eyes of every wedding guest on the oldest princess once again.

Music began to play, and Friedrich placed his hands in proper position on the body of the young bride in order to begin a simple waltz... one of the few dances he was able to learn properly in preparation for this particular ceremony. "Tell me about yourself, Vanna," he said to the girl now that he had her alone for a brief period of time, as a way of distracting her from the fact that so much attention was once again focused on her. "What is it you enjoy doing? I want to make sure you live a happy, fulfilled life here in the palace."

[lobo]

The youngest princesses, although impatient, understood that they would have to wait their turn for the dancy dance so that their big sister could go first. It caused Oralie to pout just for a second before her bright smile was returning. "We're excited to get to play with Oniisama!" the girl chirped after Friedrich spoke, obviously excited to discover what the sort of 'play' they would be doing. As she and her youngest sister were then sat down in their reserved seats, both of the small girls happily returned the Emperor's kiss. A blush began to form on Zerrin's cheeks as she pulled back from the kiss, always embarrassed after the action despite how much she enjoyed the kisses.

Feeling him take her hand after setting down the younger princesses, Vanna slowly followed behind the man as he lead her to the dance floor. She glanced around at all the guests watching her and her new husband, feeling the blush return to her cheeks due to all of the attention she was receiving again. However, as they reached the area to dance in, her attention was drawn to the Emperor rather than the guests and she was able to smile up at him. She placed her hands in the proper position to dance with him, slowly beginning to move with the music as it guided them.

She listened to the man as he started to speak, feeling another smile appear on her lips due to his words. "Things I enjoy?" she repeated, humming a soft sound of thought as as continued to move to the sound of the music. "I enjoy spending time with my sisters. Although we're around each other almost constantly, there's never a dull moment when we're all together," she decided, glancing towards the younger princesses. She adored her little siblings, and all of the sisters had a strong bond with one another.

"Aside from that... I'm not all that exciting, really. I like scenic views...and jewelry. And I'd like to do things to make you happy as well. That would make me happy..." she continued to speak after a moment, the color on her cheeks beginning to brighten just the slightest. She didn't feel nearly as exciting as her younger sisters seemed to be. They were easy to please, considering most things thrilled them. "And how about you? Tell me more about you," she returned to him, wanting to hear more about things that he enjoyed as well.