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The grand ballroom shimmered under crystal chandeliers, a sea of silk and perfume swirling around the throne. Mycroft sat rigid, his ginger hair perfectly coiffed, blue eyes cold and unimpressed. He watched with detached disdain as another eligible duchess fluttered her eyelashes, draping herself against his arm with practiced grace. To the kingdom, he was the stoic Crown Prince; to himself, a prisoner of royal duty, utterly bored by the high-maintenance parade of women seeking his hand.