What's happening?

The girl with the red apple hair looked up at the Prince's balcony with a churn in her stomach she's never felt before. Crowds were ornate with the people of Clarines, those who had immense respect for their monarchs and were always elated to see them. There, on that very balcony, stood King Izana, his typical stern face painted as he stared down at his people. To his left (and dead center of it all), was his younger brother and Second Prince of Clarines, Zen.

Shirayuki wasn't informed that there would be an announcement from Prince Zen and the people had to attend the castle at once. Surely, it wasn't her business as to what happens in the royal family, but she had always figured that Zen would at least tell her about the announcement alone. But surely enough, there the herbalist was, watching from the crowd of people who uttered words of her curiosity.

"Do you know anything about this?" Obi asked politely into the girl's ear, receiving a nod 'no' as he stood up straight once more. The mysterious body guard assigned to be by Shirayuki's side was also tapping at what everybody wanted to know: what was this abrupt announcement.

"Thank you everyone for showing up at such short notice," Zen spoke, his completely white hair flowing swiftly from the mere wind coming from the east. The crowd silenced itself in the presence of the prince. "It is I, Second Prince of Clarines, Prince Zen. And I bear some exciting news that I wanted to share with my entire state."

"Were you not informed, Obi?" Shirayuki asked, her voice soft and gentle to not seem like she's prying. Though, in other eyes, she is.

"Master didn't want to tell me, Miss," Obi informed in her ear. "But he looked very sad when he kicked me out of his office." With a shaky sigh, Shirayuki diverts her attention back up to the balcony, worried as to what Zen was going to say. She quickly grabbed Obi's hand from behind her, her soft right hand graciously holding his calloused right hand for what seemed like dear life. Obi flinched, knowing that her touch did things that not even he can comprehend himself. Giving him a squeeze, Shirayuki kept her forest-green eyes at the man she fell in love with.

"Today, I mark it as the day I finally get engaged and have a Princess stand by my side to look over you wonderful people," Zen said, his small smile hinting a bit of sadness. His ocean eyes couldn't help but coat themselves with this inexplicable uncertainty and sense of wrong as he easily spotted the red-head in the crowd. "Today, I am here with my fiancé, and soon to be wife and Princess of Clarines, Miss Elizabeth Knight."