Helene drew herself up to full height. This little girl easily fit in with all the rabble at the festival as far as she was concerned. Of course, she had appearances to maintain for the time being. She knew the princess's guard was likely to be watching this scene play out, so she had to put on a mask. How she hated wearing masks around these idiotic fools. But, it wouldn't be long before they got what they deserved.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry, princess. You're absolutely right," Helene said, inclining her head. "It is not often that Oliver gets to mingle with the.....citizenry. I should allow him this day for fun." She then turned to Oliver. It was a passive expression, but Oliver knew he was going to be in trouble later for daring to run off with the princess. "I'll be walking around. Do make sure you stay close to the guards and make sure you don't do anything foolish. Meet me in the orchard in 3 hours."<br/><br/>"Y-yes ma'am," Oliver said quickly, bowing. He could hardly believe that he was going to get to walk around the festival doing whatever he wanted. He watched his mother's retreating back for a moment before turning to Anya with a big grin on his face. "So, what shall we do now?"