At her side, a white-haired young man's ears perked up as he heard the name Karim Rashid, the young man they belonged to blushing lightly as he heard, that his works not only were translated, he knew that already, but also appreciated in Danceria - for younger audiences then intended, but he did not mind that.
Pride swelled in his chest.
Fara, meanwhile, smiled slightly. She knew, that this line of questions was not as innocent as it appeared.
"Two reasons.", Fara replied, "For one thing, Danceria is an important diplomatic partner of Kyrenaia and the Sultanate wanted to make that known. As the Sultana rarely travels and both Prince Damir and Princess Aurelia were occupied elsewhere, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs looked for volunteers to travel with the Grand Vizier and Princess Dschamilla and here I am." She let a beat pass, she had diplomatic training and experience, after all. She blushed lightly, however, as she said the next piece: "The other reason is your Grandson, Ma'am. I like Aceus, ever since we met, and... well... I wanted to see him again."
She knew, how she had phrased it, but it was the truth: She liked him and she had wanted to see him again. She was unsure about how much she liked him, but she knew, that she did.
Rashid had a point with one thing: Love was very complicated.
Eternal Lotharia wrote:Alekos blushed.
"O-of course. I would love to. It would be nice."
Scattered snickers were heard throughout the big room, but not so much to conclude that half the room had heard them.
"You are?" He enquired. "I am Alekos, Prince of Lotharia and adopted son of my uncle." He says, proudly with his eyes shining passionately and kindly.
Dschamilla smiled - he was very passionate about his duties, which was always good. He also seemed nervous for some reason no one could fathom.
For a moment, she contemplated being the Caracal to his Desert Mouse, but he seemed earnest and eager, so toying with him would be not only impolite, but also very rude. He was a promising young man, was the impression she currently got.
"It's a pleasure, Prince Alekos.", she replied to his introduction with a polite bow of her head, "I am Dschamilla bint-Fadi, Princess of the Ilkhanate of Fenchu and diplomatic representative of the Sultanate of Kyrenaia."