They walked ahead, the smell of vanilla stronger with each step. The most eerie bit was the lack of sound up ahead and when they finally reached the entrance, Hector was first to enter the large clearing.
Followed by him was Adam and Alexis, the latter of which paused and looked behind her with a frown. It was for a split second, because she thought she heard a grunt a ways off but she was wrong and continued. She hoped she was anyway.
The Duke and Duchess has been so grateful when they came out that of the cured mine, that they ended up offering their family heirloom to Alexis who repeatedly refused. When the finally backed away, they had then bought out bags upon bags of jewels and money and again, she refuted, more flustered this time as her eyes lusted after the sparkly jewels.“I don’t need anything since it was my job as a command of the emperor. So I’m not the one you should be thanking”, she gave an awkward smile noticing the conflicted faces of the Jewel Duke and Duchess. The hands that readily help ba
Alexis stared at the silent Alastair who, in turn, stared at his desk. He didn’t glance at her at all and judging from his silence he wasn’t happy.When he finally moved his lips to speak he still wasn’t staring at her.“Dirt”, Alexis frowned when she heard the nickname she thought was long gone. She thought
He gestured to the large door, leaving her to go the rest of the way on her own. Something she hadn’t expected.“You’re not coming?” She quietly whispered, a look of despair on her face.Agathus just shook his head and pushed her large frame forward. Her nose barely avoided smushing against the door as s
Alexis glared at the letter. It was of such good quality that it stood out against the wooden table.
With the letter once again tucked under her sleeve she made her way back to her, but life had different plans as she was suddenly grabbed by an ominous hand that shot out from a passing door, dragging her in with the element of surprise.“Ahhh!”- her mouth was clamped by long nails and suddenly she stared at a familiar beauty with shock. “Neteear?”
After that, Alastair was dragged off despite the scowl on his face.“I’ve told you Enflada, I feel no attraction to elves”, he complained right before he left.“Then you are clearly not a man” was Joshuas scolding, that Alexis just barely made out as she sat against the dressing tables chair.
For once, Alexis didn’t groan when her corset was being tightened, she didn’t complain about the time it took to wear so much unnecessary pieces of clothing. She patiently sat down when Emilia arrived with her box of make up, ready to slaver and pound the powders and creams on her face.Her stomach would growl occasionally, and was ignored for the past three hours she spent getting pampered. The growling was a nice break from insistent squirming, the jitters of nerves that travelled all the way down her body would stop, for a mere moment before continuing.
After Alastair danced with Alice, he continued to dance with every and any woman who approached him, leaving a line of heart shaped eyes behind him as he advanced.Alexis felt those familiar pricks, that became sharper each time he took the hand of another woman. She wanted to be there, to dance with him, in his strong, warm-She felt a pinch