Princess Zoe is kept out of the public eye, because she's a bit of a rebel. But for as much as her father the king can keep her from traveling to other estates for events, no one's figured out a way to keep her from sneaking out of her room and around the castle as she pleases. And Zoe pleases very much to sneak into the silly little Galas the rest of her family holds. Commoner Grace has a habit of sneaking into noble balls for a chance to actually get enough food to fill her stomach for once. The ones in the palace are her favorite, because the meals are excellent, the tables are barely watched compared to smaller houses that have to mind the refreshments like hawks, and it doesn't hurt that the building is gorgeous and the music reverberates beautifully. The two women run into each other - one commoner pretending at belonging in a noble's party, and one princess pretending to be a minor viscountess to sneak around. They hit it off, and sneak away. It's only after Grace's third orgasm on Zoe's fingers, and Zoe's second orgasm from Grace's tongue that Grace notices the portrait of Zoe hanging on the wall. And there's really only one reason for the royal family to hang a portrait of a young woman in the palace, even if it's hidden away in a corridor far from the eyes of most guests.