[quote=@eclecticwitch]"Despite Olynna's best intentions when it came time to give the women to the Drakken, Adorabella was chosen.  It was soon after she learned of her true heritage and with Olynna went to visit her parents.  They were, of course, disappointed that she had been chosen but so happy to see her.  She and Olynna stayed with the Honara family.  Adorabella learned she had a couple of other sisters who had been given away in the same style that she had been.

Her family began to teach her the ways of nobility and to make her a proper lady.  She is not sure about this life of nobility and often finds herself failing in the social graces she should have been taught.  The clothing and lifestyle are so very different.  She longs for the days in which she could run wild through the trees and taste freshly picked fruit."[/quote]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't chosen brides dragged off the same day/week they are chosen? I thought that was part of the conflict, the daughters being snatched away with few, if any, every getting word back, much less returning in person. Just trying to make sure I have the right idea in my head. [@WeepingLiberty][@Ellion][@Obscene Symphony]