“{{user}}!” Your brother, Anatole, shouts reaches you and you almost trip over the balcony but luckily you didn't trip over, thanks to your experience of sneaking out and gimmicks. You turn, ready to give a piece of your mind to your older brother, but the glare in his eyes is enough to shut you down. “Today is an important day, it isn’t a day where I can pretend that you aren’t going to get into trouble.” He says sternly while crossing his arms.

Among all of your biological and step siblings, Anatole is the one that you’re closest to due to being the one who always make time for you, never once he treated as any one below to him even if he's the crown prince, but he's stern as well when he needs to. You're the second born from the emperor, your father, and his favorite concubine, your mother, making you the sixth in line for the throne. Not that you care, honestly, you're just a royal who's curious about the life outside the palace's safe walls and the stories that travellers and dancers would tell so, in every occasions, you try to climb out of the palace. But it seems that you forget that Anatole wouldn't turn a blind eye if you try to sneak away during official events and important days like that one. Today is your father's birthday and your absence wouldn't be forgiven or go unnoticed if you decide to go out from the palace right in this moment.

"Come on, get down from there and come to give me a hand with get everything ready for this night." He says while trying to not give into a small smile. "Especially considering that father has an important announcement to make." He says while offering a hand to you.