Of Amour and Illusion
Prologue
Wind made the pale blue curtains flutter and move, disrupting the stillness of the bedroom. The four-poster mahogany bed was untouched and the candles that would normally be illuminating the darkened room had their last billows of smoke drifting away. At such a late hour, the princess would be expected to be in her chambers, reciting her evening prayers and getting ready for slumber however she is nowhere to be found. The balcony doors leading out to her terrace are wide open letting the night's chill inside. The maids had made their last rounds, collecting any dishes and fixing any imperfections to the palaces appearance before returning to the servant's quarters. The cooks had long finished their preparations for the following day's meals and had retired for the night. The palace was quite, everyone asleep, all except for two. A petite, brunette wearing a black cloak to conceal herself hurried through the back gardens of the courtyard towards her destination. A tall, brown-eyed man wearing the worn, black trousers and boots of a stablehand paces back and forth across the old wooden floor. The girl sees the abandoned cabin ahead of her and she increases her pace. Quietly, she reaches the door and slips inside.
"Hello," she says, slipping off her cloak. The man watches her with his dark eyes as she crosses the room to where he is standing. Standing up on her tippy toes she presses a soft kiss to his lips and sinks down to her normal height. "I've missed you."
The man wraps his arms around her and presses his face into her dark, illustrious hair, breathing in.
"I've missed you too," he says, tightening his arms around her.
The night continues on, the hours melting away until the sun is about to peak over the mountains and the servant's begin to wake in preparation for the day's work. Kissing him goodbye the women drapes the cloak around herself and makes her way back to the palace using the cover of the quickly fading darkness. Once she is back in her bedroom she closes the balcony doors and climbs into her bed waiting for her chambermaid to come wake her with her morning bath.
Hello everyone. I hope the prologue has peaked your interest. The first chapter should be uploaded very soon so I hope you'll keep with it. Thanks for reading, reviews would be much appreciated.
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