Aria's violet eyes peaked up at him curiously, she liked the warmth emulating from his body.  She found it comfortable and endearing, as if it he was some kind of protective shield that wouldn't let the world touch her.   She leaned her head on Xander as she looked up at him.  "Me?  Well I can't say anything has really developed that much in my life" she explained.  "But.....maybe that was the problem.  I've been stuck within the limits of the castle grounds almost all my life.  I was always.........lonely.  " she tried to explain, her eyes downcast to her feet as her hands played with a lock of her strawberry blond hair.<br/><br/>"There's always rules to follow.  And there's no one here I can really talk to.   They just end up lecturing me on how I'm being childish" her voice was a bit hushed.   "I've been groomed and preserved like some kind of rare porcelain doll.  Kids would always play by the gates but.....I could never join them, I wasn't allowed to get dirty or act out of place.  I'm supposed to be our kingdom's symbol of hope I guess...." Aria finished quietly.   She may be as pure as the villagers believed, but that didn't mean that she enjoyed what came with it.  She wanted to get dirty and play silly games, go shopping, dance with people.  She just wanted to experience life and even the dangers that came with it.  That was always why she loved sneaking away to see Xander as a child.   He was her first friend, the one she could be free with.<br/><br/>"I'm expected to marry a prince so that we may join military forces and double our territory.  Another perk I assume" she said, with a bit of sarcasm in her sad tone.