Diane smiled, curtsing for him. "I'm sure my brother will be pleased to hear that. I know how important it is for all of you to feel at home. We are do want peace. I know that it might not seem that way," she said, looking over at the Ritter Hex, "but we really do. Your ways are so different from ours, it's just hard to adapt at times."<br/><br/>Shyly, she said, "Is this your first time in Anstaria? I can give you a quick tour of the gardens, if you like?"<br/><br/>*************<br/><br/>Gavin looked over at Masako. "Your room hasn't changed," he said. As much as he'd like to get her out of his palace, he was still bound by polite society. "You will still stay in the women's quarters. Nothing has changed in that."<br/><br/>"I do suggest, though, that you take your escort up there and change for dinner," Gavin said as he left. He headed to his sister's rooms to see how the Comtesses were doing.<br/><br/>************<br/><br/>Ritter Hasglow nodded. "Yes ma'am. Prince Gavin is a wise and kind man, like his father. His desire for peace is for the betterment of his people. If anyone can keep the peace between the kingdoms, it's Prince Gavin."<br/><br/>Truthfully, the Ritter Hex weren't all that excited about the whole peace thing. If Anstaria opened it's doors to magic, what would become of them? How could they police the evils of wizards and witches if they were running wild in the land? Anstaria would be ruined.