In preparation for the upcoming ball Edwin was getting his haircut by the royal barber. His hair hadn't been very long or unkempt at all, in fact it had only been a couple of weeks since his previous hair cut but he needed to look the best that he could as he was going to a neighbouring kingdom, a fact he didn't much enjoy. He had just come home from one of his out of the castle duties and he had hoped that he and Cinderella would get a chance to spend some time together. It was a rare occurrence indeed but he hadn't been scheduled to leave for another month.<br/><br/>Edwin loved his wife with all of his being and he wanted her to be happy; which is why he allowed wild animals in her room, but he sometimes wished she wasn't so obsessive all of the time. He didn't need to be told that it was because of the way she had lived before, he knew all about that. She was used to hard work and now that she was a princess she got to choose what it was she wanted to work on and that was fine, he just wished at times it didn't require so many hours of dedication. Advisors were constantly telling Edwin that it was great publicity for the castle and that the general population loved her for it but still he felt alone many nights when he was home. Refusing to try and take her away from it he accepted it, after all there were many times when he left her alone.<br/><br/>Many of the nobles complained it wasn't right for her to invest so much time into the charities but Edwin always backed his wife's decision. She was doing good in the kingdom and he was happy doing it. He also noticed that she seemed to be excited about the ball as much as Edwin had complained about it. Surely she would enjoy it and he wasn't going to ruin it for her so kept his mouth shut about going and the complaints her had.<br/><br/>With his haircut done he got out of the chair and went to his private room and changed into his outfit. It consisted of an off-white top with gold shoulders and a gold chain that went down in a U connecting them matching the gold belt he wore over his shirt giving him a nice upper body definition making it look much larger; and more muscle, than his waist. He slipped on his white gloves and red pants that had a golden stripe going down them at the outside. Adjusting his top button so it wasn't so tight he looked himself over in the mirror.<br/><br/>His face was perfectly shaven and he looked good as he always did. Leaving his private room he ran into a servant who indicated that the carriage was ready. Knocking on the door he was sure his wife was in he called out "Darling, if you are ready the carriage is prepared" then waited outside the door. Some may have walked in but Edwin forced himself to be polite and either be told to come in or to wait for her.