"No end is in sight, unfortunately." It wasn't there for more then a second, but a brief drop in happiness. A split second, really, because she was already grinning when she looked back at him.

"And yours as well." She laughed, slyly looking over at their admirers. He really did need to make an impression with them, but for right now, she was selfishly thinking: some other time.

But the sound. It reminded her of her first ball. How excited and scary those murmurings had been! How she had been so nervous, but excited. Not to go marry the prince, of course. Not for that. But for spending time as a normal human being, or what she had always imagined them to be.

She hated it, now.

"It really does. And I would feel terrible with myself if I threw you to the wolves." Cindy smirked, taking the grapes she had and eating them slowly.