[i]“Say, Melissa, what do you say we treat ourselves for accomplishing so much in such a short time?”[/i]

“Uh, A-Alice?”

Melissa did not struggle away from the sudden proximity of her princess. Rather, she was rooted to the spot from Alice’s unexpected tone of voice. Surely she should have seen this coming, no? She was to be courted after all, and so Alice’s advances were completely understandable. Then the thought of the guards flickered in her mind and the dark mage’s eye flickered away.

“W-What about Crescentia?” she asked meekly, an intense blush warming her pale cheeks. “What will they think if they find out about us? Their leader and a witch like me…anyway, I doubt they’d approve of two girls…you know…”

Clenching Miranda with trembling fingers, her own body unconsciously moved forward despite her feeble protests.

“Still…I wouldn’t mind if…maybe just this once, I-I…”

She blushed madly now, waiting for the other girl to make a move. Melissa lacked both tact and experience in these kind of intimate situations.