"Excuse me," Adriana said as she rose from her bed, "but I'm the future Empress of Rokkenjima and I can play at whatever I wish, whenever I wish. You should've seen it though, that boy in the cafeteria, I held everything he was in my hands, and I molded him into the form I desired him to be in. You don't mess with my friends and I made that clear. Is there something wrong with that, protecting your friends and extracting pain from those who bring harm to them? Is there something I need to apologize for? I don't see the need, to be honest. Pat, Phil, whatever his name is, he had it coming and if you were there that'd be apparent to you too."
"Tom and I still have the beaches to hit, and as Duchess of Josai I've already had them cleared due to some inspection rule I learned I could invoke. I know you're going to request us to go back to Tytor but, can it at least wait until after we've enjoyed the beaches? They're only going to be reserved for a day and I don't want dad to take too much heat for my decision if Tom and I can't even have the day I promised. I do think you'll like him, he's witty and charming, and he doesn't fawn over me for being Crown Princess which is a plus. I'm just a normal person to him, so today is my day, and after that's out of the way, we'll play by your rules. I'm keeping the Austrana though, you wouldn't believe what having your own Yacht does for your cred at the Academy."