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Ursa held her hands close to her chest, trying to calm the storm that was her heart. He had been there, they had spoken-- it had been so long since they had truly spoken-- and her heart felt so full, but she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by all those feelings. They were new. Before, her father made sure that she kept her emotions in check, but he was not here.
There was only Ivan. A forest fire of a man.
“Your Majesty? Are you alright?” Cecily allowed a hand to rest on her friend’s shoulder. Cecily noticed how distant and detached Ursa had been, completely fixated on this banquet. “You’ve been out of it since His Majesty left.”
“No, no, no! I’m fine, truly! Let’s just get back to work.” Ursa shrugged Cecily’s touch off as
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