THE DUKE'S FORBIDDEN PROPHECY
What counts is sticking to the steps laid out.
That day, sunlight slants through the window just right. Suddenly, Beatrice shifts how she moves things forward. Gone is the worn poetry book from before. Sitting there instead - a slender wooden case, smooth to look at. Without hurry, she lifts the lid and sets it flat on the tabletop. Nestled in soft blue fabric inside: delicate paintbrushes, pans of dried color, plus thick sheets meant for wet strokes.
“I thought you might express what you can’t say,” she suggests, her voice honeyed. “The visions. Paint them for me. The colors, the shapes. It might be a relief.”
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