While the social circles in the north and south were worlds apart due to the harsh snow and large mountain passes that separated them, gossip still traveled at unimaginable speeds. There was a ripple effect after the Winter Solstice banquet that found its way down to Central Hydrogia.
It started innocently, but as word went on it became more evolved into something it wasn't.
Princess Marie had reintroduced herself to her usual social events after a time away to recuperate after the end of her relationship with Henry. The moment she returned, it felt like she was slapped in the face.
Perhaps the most alarming thing she heard was regarding the women Henry affectionately danced with. Being new in the north, many eligible women looking for a husband hung around the young duke like bees to a flower. He was only at the beginning of the wealth he would likely amass in his lifetime.
