“This is a big honour for our family William.  The King and Queen have personally chosen your wife themselves.”<br/><br/>William stared at his mother in the mirror, watching as she tamed his hair with a bit of magic.  He knew what was expected of him, he had accepted years ago that he had no control over who he was going to end up with.  He trusted that his parents loved him enough to marry him to someone he would at least be happy with.<br/><br/>“Tonight you will be introduced to her and her parents formally and we will arrange the wedding.”  His mother babbled on further but William stopped paying attention.  He was finally allowed to stand and straighten his loose purple tunic.  “We should go before we’re late.”  He took his mother’s hand and gave her a gentle smile, “I promise to make you proud.”<br/><br/>When they arrived at the palace the family was lead to the dining room.  William had to force himself to keep his hands from fisting at his sides lest they think him rude.  William was seated to the right of the Kings seat, with his father beside him.  There was an empty setting across from him, with his mother across from his father and the Queen at the end.  William frowned when he took in how little settings there were, but he couldn’t concentrate on that too long when a servant announced the arrival of the King and Queen and he was forced to stand.  He took a deep breath and let it out slowly, he was going to meet his future wife, and he was pretty sure he already knew who it was.