A Royal Engagement

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 * Copied from RoyalWatch, a News First Mezlagob program

Brace yourselves for the waterworks as princesses and noblewomen across the Empire put on their mourning clothes and cry—the Empire's most eligible bachelor is off the market at last!

The Royal government announced today that Prince Tariun Sakaros, brother of Queen Rin, heir to the throne, and former Prefect of the Order of Keltrayu and Prime Legate of the Armada is engaged to marry Breek Zagrev, a Centurion, Legate, and former Royal Guard to none other than Prince Tariun himself.

"The Queen has given her blessing to the union between her brother and Praetor Zagrev," the statement says. "She looks forward to celebrating their union and wishes them nothing but bliss in their lives together."

For almost sixty years since the Empire's founding, the dashing prince has been seen with princesses, movie stars, and models, beauties of dozens of species on his arm but never seeming to win his heart. Ageless as his sister and as famous for his wit and charm as his skill in battle, the playboy prince has been largely off the scanners since the Vagaari War, apparently carrying out business unknown for the Queen. But if you were one of those speculating the Phoenix Prince was easing toward a life of retirement, think again! An image of the happy couple released by the Empire shows the prince looking just a roguishly handsome as ever side-by-side with his bride-to-be.

Breek Zagrev is most famous as a Legate in the Ssi-ruuvi Incursion, when she commanded the Battle of Shest Minor that started the collapse of the Ssi-ruuk invaders' front. Though the battle cost Breek—soon to be Princess Breek!—an eye, and left her with a series of distinctive scars, she couldn't be more glowing in the official image.

RoyalWatch reached out to some of the prince's former flames for comment. Most declined, some looking quite distraught at the news from our reporter, although Niweali Marsjic, the sultry Jubill actress and famed heartbreaker connected with Prince Tariun some twelve years ago, said, "I wish Tariun only the best. Perhaps he's found what he's looking for at last."

Ms. Marsjic, herself recently back on the market after divorcing her second husband, business magnate Relph Ormond, would not elaborate on her "perhaps", and our Human reporter's notes on the interview quickly trail off into details less relevant to Prince Tariun.

No word yet on where or when Prince Tariun and Centurion Zagrev intend to be married, but when the details come out, RoyalWatch will make sure our readers are the first to know!