*this is a sequel so if you haven't, read Withered Away first*
Quen smiled at Ava from across the table. She quickly looked down at her lap, blushing. After the dinner, Ren burst into Ava's chamber. "Ava! Sooooooo..... how was it?!" Ava turned red in the face before dreamingly stating, "You know, I thought you were crazy to set me up with him, but he's not that bad." "Not that bad!? Ava, the marriage is in a month! And another dinner is for tommorow night." "WHAT!!!" Ava screamed in a pillow. "Errr, I'm not ready to get married!"

Ren reluctantly smiled at her before prying away Ava's face from the pillow. "You know," Ren smirked as Ava rolled her eyes, "Being his fiance you could do anything!" "What do you mean?" Ava was curious as to what Ren had planned.

Ren looked almost angry when Ava didn't understand herself. "Ava, what I'm saying is.... You want to get into the court room, right? Meet the different representatives of the villages and kingdoms?" Ava's eyes widened and her lips curved upward. "Serious! Being his fiance I could get in, right?" Ren quickly peeped in,"Yes! Well, err, most likely!"

Ava was much more happy now, ready the next day to ask him.
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*also I couldn't find a good picture for the cover so I'm using an anime character, tenko btw from my hero academia*