Lux jumps out of bed. Today is a big day! Her alarm clock still has twenty-three minutes before it goes off. Excitement did a better job at getting her up early. For the first time in her entire life, Lux gets to go to the Crownguards' hunting lodge. Nestled against the border with Noxus it is a family gem. Every spring her older brothers go there for training. Now that she is a grown up, at the very important age of seven, she can go as well! She's never left the capital before. Due to perpetual war it isn't safe for her to wander far from her parent's gaze. Thankfully her parents don't go the hunting lodge during the spring and summer. They've got important adult stuff to do here.
One small hand yanks open her vanity drawer. Everything she needs is already packed. Well, everything her family thinks she needs is packed. Kept safe in her vanity is her favorite story book. Only she's allowed to pack it! A few other odds and ends get put into a small bag as well. This is her personal satchel that she takes with her everywhere. Shortly a maid will come into her room bringing today's outfit. Lux doesn't get to decide what she wears each day. Illia, her mother, decides her outfits a week in advance. It is routine for a maid to bring the day's clothing and help her get dressed. Not her favorite part of the day, but a necessity as long as she's near her mother. Knock! Knock! Shoulders slumping, Lux turns away from her satchel. One foot nudges it under her bed, out of sight.
Quickly Lux pinches her cheeks a few times. Part of the daily routine is a maid inspects her appearance before giving a report to her mother. Evidence shows that her mother prefers Lux to have rosy cheeks. Swoosh! Her bedroom door opens with a flourish. Instead of her usual maid, Illia walks in the door. Lux' jaw drops. Never before has her mother helped her dress! Lips pressing into a flat line already, Lux knows that she's failed her inspection. Quickly she drops into full curtsy.
"Don't disgrace the Crownguard name," Illia tells her voice cold.
"Of course mother!" Lux quickly reassures her mother. Crownguard reputation is everything to her mother.
"Excellent. Here is your dress for the day," Illia hands her a small package wrapped in brown tissue paper. "Be safe my little Luxanna. I will miss dearly. Farewell." Full skirts swinging outwards, Lux' mother turns and leaves without looking back.