[indent][indent][indent] [table] [row] [sup][h3][b][color=2e2c2c] ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ [right]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[/right][/color] [/b][/h3][/sup] [/row][row] [cell][color=2e2c2c]______________________________________[/color] [right] [img]https://i.imgur.com/vz3gTHR.png[/img] [/right] [/cell][cell] [color=2e2c2c]__________________________________________________[/color] [color=2e2c2c]__________________________________________________[/color] [sup][h2][center] [color=black][sub]L A D Y Z A R A I L E S D E M A N[/sub][/color] [color=93a477][sub]L A D Y Z A R A I L E S D E M A N[/sub][/color][center][sub][sub][url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/bc/75/6b/bc756bf9f2f5b7f82808a1d02d786bc7.jpg][i][sub]♖ o u t f i t ♖[/sub][/i][/url] [/sub][/sub] [/center] [/center] [/h2][/sup] [center][color=silver][sub]S O R I A N P A R K , 6 : 0 0 P M[/sub][/color][/center] [center][color=gray][sub][sub]I N T E R A C T I O N S : [@ReusableSword][@Tpartywithzombi][@JJ Doe] [/sub][/sub][/color][/center] [center][color=gray][sub][sub]M E N T I O N S : [/sub][/sub][/color][/center] [/cell] [/row] [/table] [/indent][/indent][/indent] [indent][indent][indent][indent][indent] [img]https://i.imgur.com/eHHlypM.png[/img] [/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent] [indent][indent][color=gray] [color=#DDA0DD]“Oh my - wow. Okay, first of all you’re as beautiful as ever and I promise that! BUT secondly, what happened to you, Lady Zarai?”... “I want to give you a hug, sweetie, but I don’t want to hurt you… Here!... Hand hug!”[/color] [color=93a477]“Thank you, Princess; it may have been a bit too many drinks.”[/color] Zarai grinned at Princess Sadie, already imagining the aching if she were to be hugged. [color=93a477]“A hand hug would be just as well.”[/color] She agreed, squeezing back before he excused herself. Sir Barrios had helped Zarai down onto the pillows without much fuss. It felt like someone was sitting on her chest, crushing her lungs until she couldn't breathe. But the fireworks were worth it. All the colors brightly illuminated the darkening sky, and the smell of gunpowder and smoke sat heavy in the air after. Lord Roman approached their spot after he had greeted everyone in their group. Zarai offered the man a smile as he took a seat next to them– a little too close for comfort, but she did not let her smile fall. [color=f26522]“I do have to say, you look as stunning as ever, Lady Zarai.”[/color] [color=93a477][i]Is everyone going to lie to my ugly face about how I look today?[/i] “You flatter me, Lord Ravenwood. It is good to see you– although he had already seen each other in the morning.”[/color] She said and took one of the pillows next to her and hugged it to her chest, fingers playing with the soft frayed ends of it. Zarai didn’t mind small talk, but it was a bit hard to talk when everything hurt. [color=f26522]“Zary, I’m proud of you…. “[/color] [color=93a477][i]At least someone in this world is.[/i][/color] Zarai snorted and looked away from Roman, waiting to hear a “but”, or a “however”, or a “yet”. [color=f26522]"You’re doing a good job, I’m glad to see you out here with the rest of us, instead of letting your injuries get the best of you and remaining in bed.”[/color] Zarai shifted in her seat, staring down the hill to a couple in their own blanket. [color=f26522]"I believe that we are all doing a good job, our lives can be stressful and challenging at times. Yet if it wasn’t challenging it wouldn’t change us and we wouldn’t grow."[/color] [color=93a477]“Those are wise words, Roman. They mean a lot.”[/color] Zarai responded all too quickly, but she offered a small smile in hopes of appeasing the man. [color=93a477]“Thank you.”[/color] Her thoughts were swimming in circles, stuck in a whirlpool of confusion, suspicion, and doubt. So, a small thank you was all she could really conjure up without racking her brain for something more, something better to say to him. Was her response adequate? Had she been too curt? Rude? Whatever. [color=93a477]“We should… just enjoy tonight. I heard there were going to be fireworks.”[/color] Zarai flashed a toothy grin and looked up at the sky, awaiting the upcoming light show. And it started shortly after, her eyes lighting up and a smile gracing her lips as the world around them was covered by a blanket of red, blues, and greens. [color=FireBrick]“I don't want to be a bother.” [/color] Zarai managed to hear over the fireworks, and her attention was brought back to the group around her. She blinked, staring at Violet. [/color][/indent][/indent]