Violet & Crystal
Crystal turned around when she felt a gentle pull on her arm to see her sister. âVi!â She said as she gave her a hug. Afterward she pulled back and nodded while holding onto one of her hands with both of hers.. ââMostlyâŚI think I had a run in with a stalker somehowâŚâ she said softly. Looking to kazu then back to Violet. â he started telling me a story that sounded exactly like my life⌠Iâve never met him before. Father said he would handle it.â
âIâm more mortified that I did that in front of everyone at this point⌠she said just loud enough for Violet to hear while looking down and covering her red face of embarrassment.
Violet offered her a reassuring smile, but she was rather confused. â A stalker?â She raised a brow, her hands still gently in her sister's grasp. â A similar story to your life? Crystal..You're practically living a storybook tale. I wouldn't be surprised if he just happened to read a book that resonated with what is happening with you. â She offered her sister another hug as she covered her face. She pulled back, reaching for her hands and pulled them down slowly. âDont show any emotions , you remember what Dad has always said. We are in the middle of a pack of wolves, the minute you show a sign of weakness they will attack. Keep your chin upâ she put a finger under her chin and raised it slowly â No one is here to harm you, I promise you that. You look too beautiful to hide your face.â She offered her a soft smile.
Crystal stood there and listened to her big sister. She made a really good point⌠she suddenly felt even more sheepish at her reasoning. Groaning slightly as her sister hugged her. Allowing her hands to be pulled down she looked up at her sister without lifting her head as she quoted father.She resisted lifting her head up at first but allowed Violet to do so. But in defiance she only kept one eye open.
âThank youâŚâ She said softly as a mouse. Her face is still as red as ever. âOh godâŚnow i just feel sillyâŚâ she said with a sniff and fanning herself with her hand to attempt to cool herself to no avail. She tried to change the subject. âWell you look beautiful as always Vi⌠How was your danceâŚwith?â She looked around for the man she danced with. She didnât know who anyone was here.
âDarling sister, you have nothing to feel silly about. I just donât want you skipping out on such a great event for you.â She offered her a soft smile as she changed the subject. Taking in a deep breath â Prince Callum..â she sighed heavily â It wasnât much of a dance, We took two steps and headed to the wine table.â She took her sister's
arm, locking it into hers as she faced the others who were all chatting amongst themselves. âthere was oneâŚHe pulled me aside and ..Crystal I have never had such a connection with someone but âŚâ she sighed lightly â He seemed rather entranced in his dance with his partner that perhaps that connection I felt was merely empty. I don't have it in me to fight over a man, if It were up to me, I would simply say that if a man cannot see my worth then they are not worth my time to begin with.â there was a sense of disappointment in her voice. Truthfully Violet felt a jealous tinge hit her when she watched Roman and Mayat dance together. Unsure of why she cared so much she tried to hide the fact it bothered her. âDoesn't matter, I am perfectly happy playing matchmaker for you. â she smiled âanyone of interest for you?â she scanned the ballroom.
She cocked her head to the side as she heard the clear disappointment right away. Her eyebrows peaked. Apparently she wasnât very interested or impressed with the youngest prince, not even really dancing with him. It made a little sense, he was younger than both of them. She looked at here sister as she locked arms with her and smiled. Enjoying this moment as they now started to talk about âboysâ Not just hear her talk about her encounters.
When she started talking about another man that she had a strange connection with, Crystal blinked. She seemed so intrigued with the man and she was just going to let it go. She tried to change the subject to anyone crystal was intrigued with. âNo No No. Youâre not dropping that on me and suddenly switching to who interests me She said stubbornly. The fact was she only met two men hereâŚone of whom sheâŚmight have overreacted on. Sir Mathias did interest her as well, but there were other men she always wished to meet. Though she couldn't even see the tall man amongst the sea of people
âYou can't just give up on this man. At least point him out to me!â She said softly leaning close to her and standing up on her toes, as if their brains got closer she could mentally get a visual of the man while looking for him in the crowd.âWould you rather be with this man, someone who you feel a connection with⌠or be set up with prince Callum because father said so? Perhaps he didnât get the memoâŚI've read many times boys are sometimes as dense as a plank of wood and they need a few chances before they realize.â
She looked at Violet âIll tell you about the man i met before the one I danced with. IF you promise me you won't give up.â
She sighed â Well, he noticed the print on my dress. You know how I love ravens, well I had stitched some into my dress a few nights prior and he took notice. I didnât think much of it, but we took our conversation out to the balcony and wellâŚHe was very open and honest, it was refreshing. â she smiled lightly â He called my scars beautifulâŚâ her voice trailed off into a whisper.
She shrugged â His name is Lord Ravenwood, heâs a blacksmith as well.â she gestured to him in the crowd as he had just finished his dance with Mayat âHe and the lady he was dancing with appeared to be laughing a lotâŚâ she shook her head â I shouldnât get my hopes up, I didnât expect to find much here anyways so there is no point to change that. However, he did ask who our parents wereâŚnot sure whyâŚI just was really hoping that I could find my own match before father decided what princely title would be best suited for me.â
Crystal nodded as she started to give more details. Her eyes widened as she mentioned he said her scars were beautiful. Wait⌠She glanced at her neck, like she thought they were very well hidden.SHE WOULDNâT As her own face turned red. Did she show her scars to this man? She looked up at Violet who had moved on to explaining more about this man.
She followed Violetâs gesture. The man was HUGE. He stood a full head and a half over everyone else. She looked back to Violet as she started saying she was hoping to find her own match. Yet was just giving up on this guy.
âVI VIâ She said, astonished yet in a whisper. Her face red as a rose. âYou did notâŚâ She glanced over shoulder to make sure father wasnât watching. But he was still too close. So she looked back at her and pointed to her own neck and to Violets and back again. With a knowing look in her eye.
Violet saw the shock on her sister's face as she looked towards their fathers direction. She opened her eyes widder and nodded slowly before shrugging her shoulders again â Yes..He saw..part of them, I was not going to undress myself in the middle of the ballâ she whispered into her sisters ear.
What Violet said, gained a loud squeak from Crystal. As she suppressed her own surprise. Her face was crimson now âVI!â She Whispered again. Crystal then looked back at this Roman. Blinking a few times her hands against her cheek to cool them down. Never did she ever believe Violet would do something like that. She never spoke like that. And yet here she was about to just let this bear of a man go because he laughed with another woman. âViolet, comeon you need to at least get to know this man some more. Perhaps he is just a very outgoing and social person.â
âPerhaps..But what if I am just chasing some silly fantasy, iâve been reading too many of your books as of late. Getting my head too far into the clouds to think something like that could even be possible for me. I simply gave up on the thought and figured father would have his way with something. Itâs not what I want but it's what I've been handed in life â her mood seemed to be more cold then normal.
Crystal sighed and looked at her sister. Arguing with her at this point would do no good. She was so stubborn at times. But she understood why she felt this way. She saw how her sister was treated because of her scars.
She looked back to the crowd of people talking during the intermission, and her eyes only hardened with determination. âIf I can make one of my dreams come true.â she said softly. Squeezing her older sisters hand before saying while looking to her.[color=1e4fff] âYou can most certainly do it, youâre far stronger than me.â
She knew she wasnât going to get father with this so she decided to bring up her other interest to bring her sisters mood up again.. [color=1e4fff]âOk, so there was a man who I met just getting in here, a Sir Mathias Larson. He is a Royal Guard for the King and Queen of Varian. â
She got even more excited and added while getting super close to her sister. âAnd he is apparently very close friends with Verrick!â
âWait, so you are interested in the guard or Verrick? â she asked slightly confused
âWellâŚ. I guess both? But Verrick wouldnât ever be interested in me, and itâs just that he was the inspiration for my bookâŚItâs more of I just might get to meet him.â Crystal replied.
She side eyed her sister raising a brow â Yet, your telling me to not give up on Roman but here you are being a hypocrite â she smiled at her teasingly
âThatâsâŚnot, I meantâŚâ Crystal realized her mistake and could not think of a proper response. She huffed and gave her sister a pout. Even though she knew it was a tease she felt she had to defend herself still. âOf course it would be wonderful if he was. But you know itâs just a silly little crush.â
Besides, surely with the stories she heard from her source, the âPrincess and her unorthodox Prince.â Had to be a thingâŚother than in her book.
She shook her head to rid it of the thought. âANYWAYS.â She said, giving her sister a pointed look. âSir Mathis was a true gentleman, helping me out when I didnât know where to go. I even helped him escape a few older ladies that were following him I guess.â She said with a smile.
â well I am happy you're enjoying your time here, I really am. Itâs nice to see you out of your room socializing, and I do hope something happens for you .. I really doâ she gave her sister a squeeze on her wrist.
Crystal smiled and said, âI hope something happens for BOTH of us.â