Colette paused and looked up to the starry night sky.  She did have an answer to his question, but it was hard to explain.  "Well...I've had plenty of heart break in my life.  My father was the first of too many to come and for a long time, I thought it was easier to numb the pain" she stated as her eyes became lost in the sea of crystalline stars in the sky.<br/><br/>"But, the emptiness tends to hurt just as badly.  I'm still not quite recovered, but I think I'm starting to heal my heart a bit" she said.  "Instead of numbing it, I found that you have to take chances and try to let people in" she said as she finally looked back down at him.  The last part was mainly to get him to open up to her a bit more.  She needed to make more progress, fast.  But she didn't lie about healing a bit.  Her accomplices were growing on her and everyone seemed to take good care of themselves, it seemed safe to at least be familiar with them.  Besides, if she ever needed a favor, she had someone to do it for her.<br/><br/>Colette gave a small smile and motioned her head to the garden below.  "Would you like to escape the party for a bit?  We can continue our chat without interruption" she asked, referring to the crowds of girls back inside the ballroom.  People were starting to notice the prince's absence.