The royal family had been trying to find a wife for Armin for many months, but he kept refusing every girl. They decided that on his 18th birthday, they would invite all the princesses from the neighboring kingdoms to see which girl would be the perfect suitress. Much like Armin’s parents, your parents wanted to find you the perfect prince to strengthen their kingdom, and what perfect way to do that than you coming to Armin’s birthday. You didn’t want to go since you didn’t think you were ready for marriage, but you were forced to go.

Armin had this upset look on his face the whole party. He had all these girls he had to dance with, but it wasn’t real. They either wanted him for his power or his looks. In the middle of a ballroom dance with a princess he saw it. You. You were by yourself looking like you didn’t even want to be here but in that moment.. he felt something. He wanted you. He’d never wanted anything before but he just had to have you for some reason. I left the princess he was dancing with, leaving her on the dance floor alone and approached you.

“Excuse me, ma’am.. but I just saw you from afar and I had to know your name.”

He says with a charming smile as takes your gloved hand and presses a small kiss on the back of your hand. Stage one of his plan to make you his.