Dawn couldn't help but laugh at Fionn's words, he had such a wonderful, clever sense of humor, and it was much needed sometimes.She could feel her stress leaving slightly, though a soft, wry smile touched her lips. "I wish we could escape, but the Goddess herself has called us here tonight." Her midnight eyes were thoughtful, considerate of what might come, her eyes taking in the details of how her guards interacted. It made her slightly sad that Roarke made no move to be forward in public, to be the possessive, passionate man she knew him to be beneath the court mask. But they all must play their parts.<br/><br/>"Tonight, I meet the Unseelie, lets all play nice and careful. Lira, you will stay close to me I hope." she flashed a warm smile to her friend and handmaiden before moving toward the door with Connal leading her on one hand and Fionn on the other.<br/><br/>Fae touched when they were nervous, though it was not a habit that she herself had picked up overly much, she did have those urges, which was why she wanted to hold hands right now. It was complicated, the fae urges and her human upbringing confusing her. When Connal pulled them up she glanced up at him, her cheeks touching with a faint pink at the earnestness in his gaze and words. He would protect her, and compliment her and support her. They would all support her.<br/><br/>And she would make them proud.<br/><br/>Cerridwyn withdrew her hands from Connal and Fionn, glancing behind her to Lira and Roarke, smiling to each of them. It was time to face the music. They were indeed the last to fully arrive and she went before the others, floating down the stairs like a dream in the dress that shifted around her so easily. Her starlight curls gleamed and glistened, with her pale skin and the dark dress and last ring of color on her eye she really did appear to be a creature of magic and wonder. Which was why she could hardly believe it was truly herself when she glanced in the mirrors. She paused at the bottom of the stairs, her eyes finding her cousin, the Princess of the Unseelie. Aria was beautiful, intense and darkly dramatic. Would she make a good Queen though? Dawn did not truly want to hate her cousin. She already hated her father, and being treated like the court broodmare was not improving her disposition toward him.<br/><br/>The jewels of her eyes flickered to the King of the Slaugh as Princess Aria approached him and then to the Goblin King. She would have to make alliance's tonight, she knew that. And her father would be announcing his plan tonight, with the queen of the Unseelie. There were whispers of it everywhere, but neither ruler had committed to it yet, to stepping down should either of the Princesses birth a child. And as if summoned by her thoughts her blond father moved forward through the crowd, at the side of the beautiful Unseelie Queen, a warrior goddess of a beauty. Both drew attention, how could they not, as they ascended the dais and turned to face the throng of all the fae in America.<br/><br/>"Our people..." Her father spoke.<br/><br/>"Our people..." The Queen spoke.<br/><br/>"We have great news to give you, as you have all felt the Dream, so to did we, the rulers of the courts."<br/><br/>"The Goddess has spoken to us, Danu giving us this place to meet in safety, under her eye." The Queen seemed more at ease with this then her Father. But then King Ap Mathoway did not have confidence that his mortal raised daughter would give way to the demands he placed on her. Aria must be somewhat more obedient and perhaps less of the wry, sassy sense of humor that so frustrated her father.<br/><br/>"We have among us two Princesses of the Blood. The Goddess decreed that when the royal daughters of the fae quicken with child a new rule shall begin. We shall have a High Queen and King, a High Court, to bring us back to what we were." her father's eyes had gone to her at the mention of a child.<br/><br/>"And we two shall support it. Princess Aria and Princess Cerridwyn, one of them shall be your future Queen. Make both welcome."<br/><br/>The fae turned their gazes upon the two Princesses then and Dawn had to stifle the urge to hide behind her guards. Well wasn't tonight going to be fun.