by Mika » Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:00 pm
"You don't understand...." Hitomi began quietly, "If other people see you being too friendly to someone outside your status, then..." She trailed off, not finishing her sentence. She had seen it too often, a pretty young house maid would catch the eye if a noble young man. She would gain his favor but it wouldn't amount to anything, it couldn't... In the end all she had was herself and her family. Everyone who would once associate with her wanted nothing to do with her after she had fraternized with the young man. Commoners though they were, they could be harsh on their own kind. She didn't understand the basis of it herself, but she understood enough to know that her talking to the prince like this was bound to get out somewhere.