The story of Hades and Persephone... "Who are you?" "This is your dream, remember? Tell me who I am..." he said, absently coiling a tendril of her long hair around a finger. She narrowed her eyes at him. "If this is my dream, oneiroi, then answer my question. Who are you?" The voice of a natural ruler, he thought. He leaned down and whispered in her ear. "I am your lord husband."

What can go wrong at a masquerade ball for a princess? Oh right - catching the interest of a dangerous King, and getting swept into all the intrigue and dark pleasures that entails.