Chapter 120 - The Candidates

With walls made of marbles and the items of glasses with purple outlines, gems and rubies form all over the world and furniture that might get dirty just by a single touch. With beautiful regent living for generations and generations in that huge palace, our Irene was standing right at that place, the 'Iris Palace'.

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"So Pretty!" Irene said as she looked around the palace.

"My Lady please follow me, it's time to meet the other ladies." The maid said as she bowed at Irene as she walked towards the top floor of the Iris Palace, where she saw the main attraction of Iris palace.

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"Looks like the next candidate appeared." A soft voice that can cheer you up even in your worst time said. Irene looked at the owner of this voice and saw a girl with light pink hair and light blue eyes wearing a white dress with a blue-collar and gloves walking straight towards her. 

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"Oh, isn't this one of the popular winter siblings, Lady Winter." She said as she smiled brightly as her eyes twinkled.

"Lady Maple please calm down or else you will make her uncomfortable." A girl with white hair and cherry pink eyes wearing a white coloured dress with pink imprints of flowers pattern along with long netted sleeves dress said as she held onto Lady Maple hands and pulled her back gently.

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"Oh! My bad. I just got too excited please don't mind me it's just my nature." Lady Maple said as she laughed awkwardly.

"Lady Maple you don't need to apologise. I am glad to meet one of the empire's most prestigious musicians heiress, it's nice to meet Lady Hilton too and I must say Lady Hilton is as gentle as the rumours state." Irene said as she bowed towards her.

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"( Now that I am seeing them in real I remember a bit of Info about them. Although all of them don't play many parts in the story and they were only shown until the crown Prince Debut Ball.

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The one who is talking to me right now is 

Aria Melody Maple, the future orchestra star gifted by the goddess of music herself.

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And the next order is Isabella Lina Hilton who resembles the Late Empress quite a bit became the finance of the second Prince in the future although they break up right before their engagement for some unknown reasons.)"

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"Well, the rumours stated a lot about Lady winter too although I can't figure out just yet if they are true or not?" A girl with the height of 150 with long brown hair and big black eyes with dark skin colour said as she stood before her wearing a long black loose dress with a golden belt and golden bangles with long earnings that reached her shoulders.

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"Lady Katz don't you know that you shouldn't interrupt when two people are talking. It's basic manner." A proud voice said and it wasn't totally unfamiliar to her as she looked at the girl with two pigtails wearing a yellow dress which was shorter in front and longer backwards. 

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"Lady Astor?" Irene who has visited their salon just a few days ago said as she was shocked to see her there although there family has a total of 4 daughters but she never thought that she 'Jiona Leila Astor' would be the one chosen.

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"Lady Winter! Seems like you remember me! Or should I say you remember the service you got at our salon?" She said as she proudly walked past Lady Katz.

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"Haha, it's nice to see you too Lady Astor and Lady Katz there are rumours about your unbeatable beauty too and I must say those rumours aren't just talking," Irene said as she respectfully bowed towards her.

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"(It's my first time seeing a western/ Altan kingdom person and that too she Karla Valeria Katz belongs from the Dukedom is she is the most precious daughter of Duke Katz, making enmity with her would only make things worse.)" 

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"Lady Winter, you know at the west we really don't like words but action. So, don't think your sweet words would work on me." She said as she smirked to which Irene just politely bowed towards her.

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"Huh, Who does she think she is? Coming to our empire and showing her legacy." Lady Astor said as she gazed at Lady Karz with angry eyes.

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"Lady Astor please control your rage she is our guest." Lady Hilton said as she tried to calm her down.

"Lady Hilton is right, Lady Katz tongue might ne sharp but she is our guest and solar takes its guest as Gods so there is no way we can mistreat her," Irene said as she smiled at Lady Astor who still seemed upset.

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"And that's what we like about Solar the most." An angelic voice said and the tense atmosphere suddenly seemed to calm down.

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"Your Highness."Three of them said as they bowed towards the girl standing before her. She was wearing a mint green netted dress with blueish sandals and a light blue tiara on the her head with long black hair tied on a braid and light grey eyes which were very similar to Brazen.

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" Please raise your heads." She said as she was flustered by their sudden reaction.

"Your Highness, welcome to Solar," Irene said as she smiled towards her.

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"Thank you." She said sweetly as she handed everyone sweets she bought from the Gelid Empire.

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"Your Highness is receiving gifts from you allowed?" Lady Hilton asked as she hesitate to have them.

"Lady Hilton please don't worry and have them. It's just candy no need to be sacred." She said with a friendly smile to which Irene couldn't help but laugh inside.

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"(The sixth Princess of Gelid Sophia Aledia Spencer who is said to be the smartest if all the other princess was watching everyone of us and at last she is greeting us to make the the sure majority of people are on her side. Her tricks are cute.)" Irene whonwas bale to see through her thoughts as she happily ate the candies.

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"Lady winter did you like them?" Lady Maple asked as she whispered into her ears.

"Yes I did they are sweet." Irene said as she smiled while whispering back.

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"Then can you have mine too, I need to sing later and sweet and mint both are bad for my vocal cords. And I don't really want to refuse her so can you please." Lady Maple said as she forwarded her hands.

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"I see, no problem I can have them." Irene said as she took them.

"Thanks a lot...I never had a mint candy before as it is rarely made and today it is before my eyes but I can't have it such a luck." She said as she sighed to which Irene could just smile.

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"How about I take you out for some good sweets one day when you don't have any thing related to singing?" Irene asked as she tried to make her feel better.

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"I would more than happy if Lady Winter does that! You may not know but I have craving for so many things! But my parents and teacher won't let me have it." She said as she pouted.

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"I guess they care about you a lot." 

"Well, I can't say the difference whether they care about me or my voice~ but anyway since you helped me today I shall give my best performance in return for you." She said a she smiled her positive energy could even make a rainy say bright.

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"Sure then I would be looking forward to it." Irene said as she smiled.

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On the other hand, Princess Sofia noticed their talk and their exchange of candies, for a second she did seemed unhappy but as she looked at Irene's smiling face she too started smiling as if she was proud of herself.

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"(Looks like I didn't came here for nothing, brother are you watching me?)" Sofia thought as she looked around and saw a butterfly flying around so she winked at it.

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Meanwhile at Gelid,

"Crown Prince looks like the sixth princess has discovered us." A man said as he looked at the crystal ball before him in which Sofia was being displayed.

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"I know." A boy with short balck hair and light grey eyes with a height of around 170 cm wearing a green black turtle neck with brown pants said as he turned around showing his sharp jawline and his slender fingers. [Brazen 15 years old]

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"Then your Highness should we send another butterfly to keep an eye on her?" The man asked as the prince stood from his seat and gazed at the ball.

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"No need to do so, she is my sister if she figured out about the butterlfy ones she could do it again, instead palce those butterflies around the other candidates. So that we can make sure that her mischievous activities don't harm the other ladies." Brazen ordered the man as the butterfly landed on his shoulders.

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"Understood your Highness." The man said as he bowed and left the room.

Brazen turned around and looked at the crystal ball which was still showing what was happening in there.

"Sofia...Sofia....why do you always make things hard for your brother?" He said as he sighed while looking at Sofia talking with Irene.