"Princess Alexandra, the Luthor Kingdom fondly welcomes you." Lex bows a full half bend, eyes courteously cast downwards. "I myself am quite happy to see you as well."

"Likewise Prince Alexander." Alex curtseys and lets Lex plant a kiss on the back of her hand.

The kings and queens hmm and ha approvingly. They venture inside to discuss the dealings between kingdoms while guards from both families remain a proper distance away from their young charges.

Once the parents are out of ear shot both teens crack a smile but Alex snickers first. "Overdoing it just a tad, aren't you?"

"Whatever do you mean, I'm absolutely floored by your beauty and your presence just warms my heart every time I lay eyes on you."

"Sure, I bet I make your breath catch." Alex playfully shoves Lex's shoulder and hears a gasp behind one of the garden trees

Alex tilts her head to look and Lex smiles before waving his hand to beckon his younger sibling closer. "This is Lena, my half-sister, she has been living at the winter palace but since her mother's passing she has joined as a ward of the crown."

Alex cocked her eyebrow. Of course the little girl wouldn't have the title of princess, if Lex's mother saw them as a threat towards Lex's reign she wouldn't be allowed to remain. "My greetings."

Lex scoops his younger sibling up into his arms and tickles her belly until she giggles; she then turns her pout towards Alex. "You pushed the prince."

"Your brother's tutelage for the physical aspects of war is sorely deprived."

"He's the best fighter." Lena says with the conviction of a child.

Alex laughs, "you'll have to see me win in our spars then."

"In that dress?" Lex tuts. "I think the stairs alone will be challenge enough."

Alex squints her eyes at Lex; he knows damn well that she wouldn't punch him while Lena is in his arms. He glances to check; their guards are vigilant but respectful so he darts out his tongue childishly at Alex.

"Alex did fine on the stairs coming up the castle!" Kara declares as she comes screeching away from several guards.

She makes a beeline away from her retainers and dashes her little body into Lex's legs and earns a startled 'oof'. Alex has to quickly grab onto her betrothed to ensure all three of them remain standing.

"There's my spitfire of a sibling, I was wondering when you would join us."

"Momma wanted you to have alone time but I saw Lex holding onto someone so I get to join in too!" Kara tugs at Lex's coiffed sleeve. "Pick me up?"

The retainers have caught up now but Lex waves away their apologies. "I can manage." He takes Kara into his other arm while Lena wraps her tiny arms around his neck and tucks herself away.

"I'm Princess Kara." Kara puts her hand on Lena's shoulder. "I like your hair; it's dark like Alex's!"

Lena doesn't turn to focus on Kara as the younger Danvers bubbles away on all the exciting things she saw on the travels over. Lena's upbringing has been one of solitude until she joined the main family. Even now she has been painfully shy, only really speaking to Lex, his father and one other maid that had been among those few serving his father's mistress.

Lex is more than a little surprise when Lena actually turns to Kara and maintains eye contact.

"Wow," Kara has a gapped-tooth smile. "You're really pretty."

"Thank you." Lena speaks clearly though quietly. "You too."

"They keep telling me not to smile too much because." Kara bites her bottom lip and blows a raspberry to show her other loose front teeth.

"Alright you little slober monster, c'mere." Alex takes Kara from Lex's arms but can't tug away too far because the two girls were holding hands.

"Kara, you can't just grab onto people like that."

"It's okay." Lena says.

Lex's surprise is showing on his face now. "Lena would you like to go play with Kara?"

"Thank you!" Kara is already gleefully swinging their joined hands.

"Kara, you didn't wait for Lena to answer." Alex scolds lightly but let's up when Lena nods slowly but surely.

They let their siblings down and watch amusedly as Kara excitedly chatters while Lena stares with wide eyes and a growing smile.

"I think Kara may have a crush on your sister."

"I think it's well reciprocated, I haven't seen anyone other than I cause a smile since her arrival…" Lex sighs deeply and crosses his arms. "I approve since at least one set of Luthor and Danvers have to like each other."

"I like you just fine Lex." Alex means it; they've been friends since childhood, not much else but definitely friends.

"Ah, I know," he taps her on the nose, "but alas I wanted to hear it said aloud."

"You're an arse, Lex."

"You'll change your tune once you find out where I had Maggie Sawyer appointed as squire."

Alex is all smiles after that.