The entire room immediately came to attention as the King began his speech. At the King's words Ijemaru smirked internally. It seemed the royal house at least had received the same impression of Lord Butches as he did.<br/><br/>While in this competition, there were three kinds of people he would aim to take out: those like Lord Butches who would be completely incapable as a King, those who presented a real threat to his own potential kingship, and those who would aim for the heads of either Princess Lilliana or Prince Eurich. On almost all occasions, the middle Hisuka boy would target such individuals.<br/><br/>Now though, that the announcement was given, it was time for socializing and feasting. Ijemaru joined in a seat next to his father to begin his meal. He did hope the others would come down soon, unless they intended to go hunting individually.<br/><br/>-------------<br/><br/>Miku nodded and gave the Princess a slight smile. "Sure," she said. "I don't care much for speeches and stuff, but I'm getting kind of hungry." Miku gave a slight laugh as her stomach rumbled. She knew she certainly wasn't as refined as any of the rest of her house, and not nearly so good an actress, but she'd just never really gotten into that stuff. She did notice though that she was acting a bit more like herself around the princess. For some reason, she didn't feel the need to put up a big act in front of her. Of course, she would still present herself as a boy to anyone outside of the family.<br/><br/>Miku lead the Princess into the main room and went to knock on Claudius' door. "Claudius," she called, hesitant to open the door, "The Princess and I are going down to the main hall."<br/><br/>There was no response from the other side, but Miku assumed he'd heard. She turned to Lilliana and gave a slightly sheepish smile. "Shall we go then?"