You were part of the order of the knights round table hold (shoot me for the uncreative name). You had been ordered to attend a ball to help forge alliances for the order. Thankfully this isn't a 'marry some random ahh noble' situation, lucky you. Rather, you're to stand with her and make sure she's safe, since you're her most trusted knight.

As Zeyph and the king talk and you stand there with Zeyph, bored and all that since theres nothing interesting going on other than the pompous nobles watching and gossiping about how they let a hybrid near the king.