"That's enough, lady Vivian" He said, his voice sounding displeased at having to see her. Vivian turned to look at him, *God... I think know why the original Vivian fell for him... he's a looker but, what's with that expression*, "Oh, if it isn't his highness the prince." She said, feigning equal displeasure, *Whatever, he's just a kid, I'll pretend to be mad at him*
The prince looked taken aback, his face showing distrust and a hint of curiousity, *she would have pounced on me and clung to my arm so why does she look... displeased?* he thought, "You would do well to greet me, lady Vivian". Vivian was very close to loosing her tempermant, *This trash, me, greet him, when he didn't greet me? Never!* "Sir Ian, I beleive it's only right I greet you after you've greeted me. After all... my rank is higher"
(In this empire, royalty were the only one's with 'official' titles such as 'prince' or 'princess'. But the 'prince' and 'princess' titles were occasionaly granted to the children of high ranking families as a non-heredetary title in special circumstances. Vivian's birth was one of those circumstances as she was the only only daughter of the ducal families, as well as the only girl born in between the royals, archdukedoms and dukedoms. She was the third highest ranking woman in the empire after her mjesty the epress dowager and her majesty the empress. And all in all, she was fourth highest ranking noble in the entire empire. 'The king -> The empress dowager -> The queen -> The noble consort -> The other consorts -> The crown princess -> The crown prince -> The princess ->' The kingdom had a tradition of favouring pricesses over princes after the tyrant emperor a few generations back had become a daughter doting king. And since the king had no women except her majesty and no official named crown prince, her rank was technicaly higher than the prince's)
The prince scowled, she had always been trying to please him, so why had she spoken to discourtesly today? "Vivian, stop you shenanigans this instant!" Vivian cleanched her fists, "Were we so close as to be on a first name basis, IAN?"
The prince britsled at the call of his name without a title, she was really asking for it. "If you do not stop this instant-! I- I'll-!" Vivian interupedted, she voice full of boredom. Her face unimpressed as she spoke. "You'll what, your highess? Annul our engagement? Ignore me? Get a new fiancee? Please then, by all means, do so.". The prince was taken aback, she just said the aunnulment of their engagement was nothing, had she always been so bold? he was almost missing her prior self. "But" Vivian continued, "We both know you can not.If you could, you would have already, so, instead of making empty threats, I suggest we decide what to do with his discourteous knight of your Imperial family"