properly, and other times far too lost in her excitement when listening to my stories to let her anxiety rule over her actions.
However, whatever her mood, she was a delight to be around and even after only a few days, I knew that I would miss her terribly. I even considered trying to think of a way that I could sneak her out and take her with me. But then looking around this palace and I knew that one day in Hell for this girl and I was not sure her anxiety would survive it.
Besides, it wasn't fair of me to put her life at risk like that because right now there was no getting away from the fact that I was a walking, talking, target that would only end up making her the same.
But that didn't mean to say that I didn't want better for her. She was a good person, with a kind heart and she deserved to find the same in return. And where she lived may have been one of most beautiful place’s I had ever seen in all my life, but there was no mistaking it for what it was, as here she was nothing more than a beautiful bird in a gilded cage.
I once asked her what her mother thought about her marrying someone, which is when she told me of the despicable jokes her mother would make on the subject. Openly laughing if ever the conversation arose, making it clear that no one would ever want her, saying that she did not have the grace and beauty needed to be Fae. In fact, it ended up being a good job I never came across the mother, because I think the first thing I would have done was punch her in the face and say,
‘Now, let's see if you think a broken nose is pretty!’
I got so angry, one time I actually told Vena this, and she laughed so hard that she started hiccupping. And in the end, I was most thankful for Vena as our time today had certainly made my time here easier to deal with. The nights, however, I was not so fortunate. This was because the King would take a late supper so he could dine with me and we ended up being alone during these times, although how he had managed to get Vern out of the way I didn’t know.
But I didn’t think it was for any nefarious reason on the King’s part, as I think this was also a way to keep his mother from me as I got the impression he wasn't too fond of her either. Which was why there were many times during these few meals that I wanted to ask him why he condoned his mother’s treatment towards Vena. But then I also knew that it wasn't my place to interfere into his personal family life, despite how much I wanted to intervene on Vena’s behalf.
However, it was one particular morning when I had just finished getting ready, being thankful yet again to Vena for her never ending dresses… Despite being locked away in a room most of the time, her mother still managed to scold her if she was ever seen in the same dress twice in one moon’s month, which I gathered was like a regular month, only with the moon involved and playing a big part… So, after smoothing out the lines of another white dress, one very similar to the other, only with blue leaves this time, Vena rushed into my room. Then she told me the news that I had been waiting for.
She told me that a handsome stranger had turned up and was asking for me.
My eyes widened before I quickly raced from the room thankful that my shoes were already on. Because I cried out only one name at long last…
“Lucius!”
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I gasped, after calling his name, now running down the corridor towards the throne room. Then I burst through the doors ready to throw myself into his arms, knowing that this fairytale land had definitely warped my version of what would probably happen. But I didn't care, I just wanted to see him. I wanted him to hold me, to shout at me, yell at me for being so reckless and then madly kiss me, even if it was the angry kind. I just needed his touch, his kiss, his arms around me as it felt as if it had been so long and each