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[color=6495ED][b]Time:[/b][/color] [color=lightgray]Evening[/color]
[color=6495ED][b]Location:[/b][/color] [color=lightgray]Danrose Castle
[color=6495ED][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] [@SilverSpring] Violet[/color]
[color=6495ED][b]Mentions:[/b][/color] [@Oso] Cassius
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[color=lightgray]The questions were too on the nose. Kira adjusted her position and inspected Violet with a head tilt. She smiled sweetly, but there was a sudden tension to it. Like a lioness finding its prey, Kira leaned forward and didn’t take her eyes off of Violet. The rest of the ball could be damned. The room could have become a freezer for all she cared, or the room set ablaze. Kira remained calm as the sea on a sunny day.

[color=6495ED]”Your questions are curious. Tell me, Violet darling, you have suspicions don’t you? And here I was hoping we could be friends.”[/color] 

Kira leaned back with a disappointed smile that vanished into a calm one. 

She picked up a knife and began twirling it absentmindedly in her hands. It was clear that this was second nature and she trusted herself with it. 

[color=6495ED]”The dating auction was quite surprising wasn’t it? One thousand gold for the Vikena girl.”[/color] Kira mused with delight as she recounted the tale of the auction. 

[color=6495ED]”Rumor has it, their picnic did not last long. I wonder what happened? My my. I let my emotions get the best of me there didn’t I? Shalln't happen again.”[/color] 

Kira paused for a moment. Then, she adjusted her dress briefly to reveal a long scar jutting from her chest. Though Violet couldn't see the rest, she gestured her hand down to indicate it was a long one, and fixed her dress once more, ensuring that nobody saw anything too much.

[color=6495ED]”We have something in common, darling: our scars. Yours is unfortunately more visible than the mine.”[/color] 

She tossed the knife into the air then caught it with precision.

[color=6495ED]”My scar was the result of betrayal and being left for dead. Abandoned and left to suffer in agony while I bled out and almost every bone in my body was crushed, as though the weight of the vast ocean was upon me. I choked on my own blood and dust. I screamed out for his aid as best I could while I watched him leave. It was as though a decade of friendship had not mattered. I would have never made that choice to leave anyone, even a stranger.”[/color]

Kira juggled the knife again and stared her down intently and remained unafraid of her reaction or judgement. 

[color=6495ED]”I come with a warning, Violet. Your brother may act like a saint, pretend to care and love you or others, but deep down he is a manipulative liar and would leave you in the dust to save his own skin. I am sure you won’t believe me, darling; he’s quite charming and sweet. I have seen it and lived to tell the tale. Whether or not you heed this information, let’s be clear on one thing: I’d like to be your friend and help you live through.. [i]your situation.”[/i][/color] 

Kira smirked at her and caught the knife once more. 

[color=6495ED]”Blood has become a tad dangerous now, hasn’t it?”[/color] 

She nearly allowed the knife to pierce her skin, but moved her hand in time. 

[color=6495ED]”Good evening, Violet Damien.”[/color]

Kira smiled at her sweetly and disappeared into the crowd like smoke. [/color]