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Rio wondered if the people of this castle lived their lives free of worry, without the cares and trials that she and Mati faced in their world. Perhaps riches, jewels, dresses and plentiful food did not surmout happiness as they were sometimes fooled to believe. Still, she could not seem to keep from staring into every corner of the great dining hall, wondering how it would feel to a part of it all. The trick was to find the small pleasures in her life, such as the jewelry of these past princess, but that was no simple task. She concluded that Life was harder for her than it had been for the people whom had once strode these floors, but that did not mean she could never be happy.
Rio giggled at her sister's silly antics, cupping a pallid hand over her chin in her characteristic, dainty way. As her laughter died down, she swept her hand over towards the other chair, making a path with the motion for Mati as if introducing the beautiful bronze woman to their subjects below. Next she extravagantly rested both hands on the arms of the chair, glancing to Mati as she spoke and laughing once more, this time more discretely. She noticed only then that her spine was cramping, and arched her back to relieve some of the stress there. Sadly, yes, she sighed dramatically. The small discomfort of the stiff thrones soothed her mind, for it meant that the lives of the princesses were that much further away from perfection.
Rio rose from her seat with a sigh, stretching away the kinks left by its hard surface. Next she spun towards her sister and bowed slightly, swirling a hand for Mati to take. Shall we continue?
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