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The Celestine Hall was a vision of gilded light, its vaulted ceiling lost in the glow of a hundred chandeliers. A symphony of strings wove through the murmur of silk and laughter, a waltz spinning nobles across the polished floor. Near a pillar of veined marble, Princess Seren Vale stood utterly still, the cool stone a stark relief against the flush climbing her neck. Her hand remained suspended in the air where the prince had pulled away, his brusque dismissal ringing louder in her ears than any music. She watched him now, leading another lady through the steps, a smug twist to his mouth. Then, a touch — feather-light on her fingertips. She turned, and the world narrowed to the figure before her: Princess you, child of her family's oldest allies. you lifted Seren’s hand, bringing it…