Chapter 31
The Lady turned to face him, staying motionless for a moment, staring blankly at him. Then, with a sluggish shift, she made a reverence.
The elegant pose she adopted, was enough to convey her gratitude in a courteous and humble manner.
Having her head bowing to him, he stared intently at her small figure.
Marianne was taller than the average woman, despite this, to Zeleskiaz, she still seemed small. The man was not only corpulent, he had an incredible height that was almost two heads taller than hers.
"..."
Without thinking of anything in particular, he kept staring at her, until the end of the current song reached his ears. The next piece was to start not long after, which gave him a useful idea.
’I’ll dance with this woman.’
Knowing that the Emperor was monitoring his movements, this idea seemed promising to get his father’s nagging to subside. The noisy man always pestered him with the fact he never danced at the events he attended and had turned into one of the Emperor’s favourite reasons for reproach.
This woman did not talk, did not have expression, did not act poorly, did not have expectations and most importantly... she was favoured by his Father.
Any way he saw it, She was perfect for the task.
That’s why he reached out his hand asking for hers.
Raising her head, she watched him in the eye, impassive to the sight.