”How’d she guess?” Quintus looked at Damian and snorted, making the prince laugh.
“I don’t know how she guessed, bud.” Damian resisted the urge to playfully snort back, trying to remain professional in front of Catori.
”Do it.” Quintus teased, snorting again and nudged Damian. He almost lost his balance again and stumbled back a little.
“No, I can’t right now.” He argued, pushing Quintus’s head away lightly.
Catori hid her grin behind one hand. "Do what, exactly?"
By now, Ursule had wandered off, her short attention span getting the best of her, as per usual.
Damian looked back at Catori, smiling at her poorly hidden grin. “He wants me to snort back at him. It’s a stupid joke.” Damian explained, rubbing Quintus’s nose.
”It’s a handshake! But I don’t have hands!” He whined before snorting again.
“My apologies. It’s a handless handshake.” The prince translates sarcastically.
"Well in that case, why haven't you returned the…handshake? That is a very important matter, Damian." She managed to slip into a poker face she had used on many occasions, adding a funny air of seriousness to her comment.
Damian sighed in defeat, a grin slipping onto his face. “Lord help me, Catori. I can’t even tell if you’re joking or not.” Not wanting to upset the princess in case this was some weird foreign custom he wasn’t aware of, Damian let out a convincing, but rather ridiculous sounding snort at Quintus, who immediately snorted again in return.
”I like her!” Quintus neighed, snorting at Catori now.
"Am I…supposed to do the same?" She asked, the mask slipping back into her grin, now slightly confused.
“Is she?” Damian raised an eyebrow at Quintus, stifling a laugh. “I suppose, he said he liked you so I would say—“ He was cut off by a whinny.
”Yes!” Quintus snorted again, louder this time.
“Yes.” Damian translated, failing to hide his amusement.
"I-" She almost doubled over in laughter. "You'll have to give me just a second." When she finally managed to get out a snort, it triggered another laughing fit, this time indeed making her double over, clutching her stomach.
Damian joined in, bursting into laughter as well. He couldn’t quite feel it at the moment, but Catori was already causing him to soften towards her, a task Damian considered impossible for any princess up until this moment.
”She’ll be good for you.” Quintus neighed, rubbing his face against Damian’s arm.
“I agree, Quin.” The prince managed to contain his laughter, just barely at least. He looked at Catori. “Quin says wonderful job. Ten out of ten. Grade A snort.”
That just made her laugh harder, and it took a few minutes for her to calm down, face flushed. "It was a pleasure."
“Get used to it. If you decide come with us, I mean.” Damian smiled, feeling a bit confident. Catori looked genuinely happy, and at this point, he earnestly wanted her to come with him.
"I think I have decided, if it's alright with you. I enjoy the company of both you and Quintus very much." Catori smiled brightly.
“I would be honoured to have you accompany me.” Damian smiled as wide as possible and sighed in relief. “You have no idea how much stress you just alleviated.”
"I do hope I wasn't the cause of that stress." She said, worried a bit. She really hadn't meant to cause anyone stress, and the idea was stressing her out.
“Nonsense, Don’t fret, please.” Damian waved his hand dismissively. “It was just my father’s deadline of convincing a princess, possibly more than one, to like me now. With very little warning. It’s a bit overwhelming.”
"Oh." Catori visibly relaxed. "That's good. I really didn't want to be the reason for anyone's stress."
Oof, I wonder what prince gets stuck with Ursule…//
((ursule is amazing and i love her. it will probably be kai? idk tho
Hm… I'm just going to say that Ursule will get into a l o t of fights.//
“If anything, you’ve made me feel so much better.” Damian smiled. After a moment he began to doubt his earlier plans slightly. “Do… Do you think I should try and encourage some of the other princesses to come with us? I’d only be marrying one of you, but I have no idea whether they want to get married or not… or their whole deal.” I added on quietly.
(I get the feeling Catori sort of negates the evil, greedy, scheming side of Damian, so expect a lot of self doubt in the future!)
Hm… I'm just going to say that Ursule will get into a l o t of fights.//
Lmao she’s already a mood))
((catori is a happy girl. she wants everyone to be the best they can
"It's really up to you, Damian. Whatever you feel is best, or makes the most sense." She smiled reassuringly.
(How dare you break down my evil boy so quickly!)
Damian groaned, burying his face in Quintus’s mane for a moment. His brother should be repulsive enough to drive the princesses away by themselves. “I won’t go out of my way to.” He mused, pondering this carefully. “But if they talk to me I’ll put in a little effort.” He deciding, nodding his head.
Hm… I'm just going to say that Ursule will get into a l o t of fights.//
Lmao she’s already a mood))
I know, most of my characters are based off of… Me…//