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Posted on October 11, 2013 at 03:10:06 AM by t r i s t a n
 “Want to see something great?” he asked the girl who had handed him the wine, draping an arm around her shoulders, “you like pretty things, right?” Giggling, the girl nodded, and Tristan made eye contact with the redhead on his other side, “and you?” She nodded too. Neither girl, he noticed, was wearing a dress with sleeves, and he could feel them trembling a little as the night began to turn cold. He sent them back inside to fetch their cloaks, on the understanding that he would meet them in the stable yard. Watching them go, he pulled himself a little straighter and meandered his way across the grass, weaving through the crowds. The gardens, it seemed, had become the domain of courting couples. They had found their way to the wooden benches near to the magical hovering lights and lingered there in tight embraces. The prince’s mind strayed a little, to the sight of Alethea in her pretty dress dancing with his Uncle. They had made a handsome couple. Tristan’s stomach gave an unpleasant lurch as the thought hit home, and it was enough to distract him long enough for him to trip over an exposed tree root poking its way through the lawn. The prince crashed into the shrubbery, his hands reaching out to break his fall. He lay for a moment on his chest, his ribs pressing against the ground, before he rolled himself over and began to laugh. Perhaps he had had more than he had thought. His father would not be impressed. Jumping back to his feet, Tristan dusted the mud from his trousers and began to pick the leaves out of his hair, fully intending to resume his journey to the stable yard. To his left, the plant life rustled. Tristan had been hunting enough times to know exactly what that meant. Someone, or something, was moving through the undergrowth. “Hello?” the Prince called into the darkness, wishing for one of the little lights that hovered out over the lawn, “is someone there?”  |
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- her solid hand a steadying light touch - By ar.cadia December 13, 2013 at 10:13:39 PM
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