Presenting a Debutante

"Presenting her royal illustriousness, the Dragon kin, heir to the divine throne of KINGDOM_TITLE and princedoms of man, Crownprincess DEBUG_HERO!" The crier announced to the ballroom, trumpets made a sound and the orchestra played a grand tune to which DEBUG_HERO adjusted her rhythm of decent down the stairs to. It was overwhelming, the grand ballroom had more than a few hundreds in it, some seated by the tables, others stood at the edges of the dance floor and others looked to her down from their balconies, she felt like a thousand eyes were now focusing on her, her every step and every slight move.

DEBUG_HERO could sense every gaze at her, both from people who approved her being called the Crownprincess and those who didn't. Do the people that don't want her as heir do it because they think she's incapable? Is she not suited to sit on the throne? What if she fails those who do approve of her and prove her haters right?

Up until now it was all jokes and giggles, DEBUG_HERO ascending to the throne and being the greatest ruler the realms of man had seen, she had trained in many arts of both science, logic and commerce just to understand proper statecraft. But this felt so big, so many eyes looking at her, what if she would actually need to rule, she might have studied how to make good knowledgeable decisions but she has no idea how to make these people, some of them who don't want to see her on the throne follow those decisions. 'Oh, great Dragon, what did I get myself into' DEBUG_HERO thought to herself.

And then she noticed someone in the crowd, braided red hair and dressed in DEBUG_HERO's green dress, with a smile and an encouraging look, urging DEBUG_HERO to continue and not falter, telling her everything is going to be fine, because Sara is close by.

Rejuvenated and worries aside for the moment, DEBUG_HERO continued down the stairs and then turned towards the raised stage where the throne was, standing there awaiting her was her mother and father, looking at her proudly. DEBUG_HERO stepped up and stood next to her mother, who sneakily grabbed hold of her hand, squeezing it lightly as to show 'Mother is here', DEBUG_HERO smiled at the gesture.

"Now stands before you, my Daughter, future sovereign of this kingdom, rightful ruler of all mankind's realms and the descendant of Ariemat's chosen, Crownprincess DEBUG_HERO!" the King announced, to cheers and roars from the crowd. DEBUG_HERO couldn't but notice that some were a bit more mild with their response, but at least she didn't hear any booing or other remarks as she feared. The King gestured to the crowd to return to the ball activities and nodded for DEBUG_HERO and her mother to join him towards the royal table, where some important guests and a few relatives from her mother's side were seated, DEBUG_HERO and her father were the only living members of the royal bloodline. The King gestured to one of the servants to bring Sara to the table, "There's no point in saying no to that friend of yours" he sighed and sat down in his place.

"So was it this bad when you were presented?" DEBUG_HERO asked her mother. "No, it wasn't like that, but don't worry about this right now, this is just the first step of many" the queen had answered, and sat next to the king, while DEBUG_HERO was seated next to her. Sara soon found herself at the table giving DEBUG_HERO a smirk.

"Now that they think I'm noble, I'll have a line of suiters waiting to ask me for a dance" Sara remarked as she quickly poured some wine into her cup. "Until you open your mouth" DEBUG_HERO jabbed at her.

"She'll be fine, Sara can do quite the impression of you DEBUG_HERO" The Queen said, making DEBUG_HERO scoff. "But please try to find nice suiters, I promised your mother we'll get you a nice husband" the Queen added, looking at Sara.

"Yes, your highness, thank you" Sara replied.

"Your father really outdid himself on this one" The King chimed in, "We should really have a proper dinner with you and your parents when your mother comes back" he added, Sara blushed slightly. "Girls be ready, it's starting" The king gestured towards the approaching two young men.

The two were nobles, one had dark hair and bright yellow eyes, DEBUG_HERO gathered he was the heir to the Insidious house from Dunmouth, a powerful trading port in the west, she knew that due to the colour of his hair and him having the Insidious family colours on his clothing. The second one was a dirty blond with brown eyes and a soft face, his clothes were foreign, probably Gririan.

The two didn't seems synchronized and most probably one saw the other approach and rushed in. There were three more behind them that stopped as soon as the two reached the table, probably missed their chance to be the first. Both men bowed down to the King and introduced themselves, the dark haired man managed to do that first.

"My liege, I am Snake, eldest son of the Insidious house and heir to the Dunmouth duchy, I am here to ask your daughter, the Crownprincess DEBUG_HERO, for a dance", He was a handsome man, probably a year or two older than DEBUG_HERO but something about him was truly alluring, like a forbidden snack or that it would be an interesting adventure to be with him.

The other, who DEBUG_HERO deduced correctly to be of Gririan origin, introduced himself as being the youngest child of the Gririan Prince, a Princedom from across the Seaserpent straits, while technically it was KINGDOM_TITLE's de jure subject, it was completely independent in practical terms. DEBUG_HERO found Alskar attractive in his own right, his soft features and perhaps some plumpness conveyed a different vibe than the Insidious house heir, Alskar looked to be much **** and gentle. Yet him racing with Snake and approaching before the others showed he had ambitions and wasn't afraid to pursue them, at least that what DEBUG_HERO figured about the man.

"Welcome honourable guests, every father dreads the day young men will come to court his daughter, but I guess my turn has come, but this decision I leave for my daughter" The King answered them, then leaned towards DEBUG_HERO and whispered "Good Luck".