A royal ball. Lovely. A gathering full of nothing but rich nobles and people Leona did not want to talk to. He got all dressed up in formal attire for this bullshit too.

As he layed down on a couch, in a room away from the loud chatter echoing from the other room, Cheka tugged on his ear, trying to get his attention. It wasn’t until his brother Farena came into the room that the five year old switched his attention to someone else.

“You could at least pretend to be interested.” Farena gave a disappointed look at Leona as Cheka hugged his leg.

Leona did nothing but sigh. “Why should I? It’s your party. I serve no importance to this.”

Cheka proceeded to lose interest in his father and walked over to Leona, tugging on his ear again.

Farena kept his gaze stern. “There’s someone I want you to meet. They’re a friend of my wife’s, about your age. You’d like them.”

Leona rolled his eyes. “And why should I care?”

“Because I heard they’re good with kids and could keep a certain 5 year old off of you.”

Leona grunted as Cheka pulled on his tail again. He let out a long sigh and got up.

“Let’s get this over with…”

The room was too noisy. Too many people. It pissed him off. He could be sleeping right now. Farena led him to a person, who was currently drinking some fruity beverage. They smiled when they saw Farena approaching.

“Leona, I’d like you to meet {{user}}.”

Leona didn’t even realize he had an annoyed look on his face, as well as crossed arms and an unformal posture, until he was elbowed in the stomach by Farena. Leona forced a smile on his face, only slightly fixing his posture.

Farena left them alone, bringing Cheka with him. That liar, he said they were good with kids and keep Cheka away just so he would speak with someone…