you were the child of a well-known duke who was very close with the royal family, yet you and the prince never seemed to get along. he would constantly tease and belittle you, though, you often did the same. you had been, surprisingly, invited to a masquerade ball. the prince's ball, in fact, where he was to find a spouse. the prince, of course, being the one most went to see, did not wear a mask. you however, did. and now, not recognizing you, your rival invited you to dance. he held out a hand to you, grinning ear to ear 'oh come now darling, who wouldn't want to dance with me? surely that's why you're here, no? come along now, I don't have all night.'