Everyone was dressed in their best, Christian Ozera included, outfitted in an expensive tux, and black hair slicked back. Which was saying a lot for him as he hated dressing up, and ESPECIALLY hated Mori royal events. The court seemed to be in no short supply of parties, even Adrian was going to attend, he who usually foregoes these things for the much desired company of scotch and some more freewheeling Mori girls. "Ah. What the hell." He figured it might lend hand to some fun after party parties. Adrian needed a distraction, and most of all, not to be alone. Every time he was alone, his mind went to Rose...
Rose stood lined up along the wall with the rest of Lissa's protective detail,l and only faltered a little upon seeing Dimitri enter the room with Christian. He was Christian's only guard. She could scarcely allow herself to believe that after all they had been through to be together, it could be so easy now. Well...with the exception of Lissa's newfound Queendom didn't lend itself in the way of a lot of free time for smoochies with her undeniably hot Russian boyfriend. Boyfriend seemed like an inappropriate term for their relationship...it was too plain. They were like two puzzle pieces that fit together perfectly, completing one another. The soul's recognition of it's counterpart. Yeah. Boyfriend didn't really cover it.
The dinner was in full swing now, and everybody was in attendance...well royal everybody's that is. The crowd was large, and all the guardians shifted uncomfortably at the sight of the number of Mori they would have to watch most carefully; and they would have to watch EVERYONE, because everyone was a potential threat.
Rose nodded encouragingly to Eddie, who was just an added protective measure to the room, not serving as anyone's particular guardian but the courts; but you wouldn't know that by the unwavering fierce stare he gave Jill Mastra- I mean Dragomir. The room hummed with excitement, and for now, fear of radicals were quelled and all seemed pleasant. They should have known better.
The Mori assassin launched himself at Valissa Dragomir so quickly, you had to be impressed. He had to be a royal, or someone royal walked him straight in, as security had been so tight. Guardians were on him in an instant but his target was never truly Valissa. Rose realized this too late, only Eddie saw it as the Mori faked for Lissa, then turned to Jill, unsheathing his blade and plummeting it into her chest. She let out a mangled cry as she slumped into the floor...
