**Red Ballet Shoes—Micheal H Lee, Ghostwriter **
With the Queen's presence, Mistress Cecilia's eagerness to produce the best and most fashionable dress for Ember only grew even bigger. After all, they were upon the season of balls and banquets despite the looming Velmoria's Wide Meeting.
Up until then, they had never bothered with such things precisely because Ember was still undergoing her training. But now that they were out in the light, Ember had to now truly live the life of a princess.
And it didn't dawn on her until that moment that the life of a princess was in fact a hard one. Although it seemed she was all alone in that thought for the Queen gracefully took in the fabrics and designs, giving her undiluted opinion whilst sipping her tea.
