Emily sighed to herself happily. Against all odds she had finally found him. "Victor!" She wanted to shout out with glee. Victor was her husband! From where she was standing she automatically broke out into a dance, twirling around every now and then in delight. Her dance came to an abrupt end when she spotted Victoria still on the ground and staring at her. Emily's cheeks darkened.

"I'm sorry." Emily said embarrassed. Though she didn't clarify, Victoria nodded in understanding. "That's quite alright." Victoria said as she dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief.

"I'm used to being overlooked." She added softly. When she saw the dead bride looking at her strangely, she inwardly gasped as she realized she had been heard. She had not meant to say that audibly. Victoria opened her mouth to speak...to come up with an excuse for that most unwelcome comment.

"Do I really look like an otter in disgrace?" Victoria blurted out. Immediately after her face turned a brilliant shade of red, and she covered her mouth in hopes of preventing any more unbidden words from coming out.

Emily blinked at the other woman. "An otter in disgrace?" After a moment she laughed. "Now where did you get a silly idea like that from?" Victoria frowned at the other woman before answering.

"My parents." Victoria said simply. The merriment faded from Emily's face and she looked at Victoria in disbelief. "Surely you're mistaken." Emily reasoned, but after seeing the Victorian lady looking at her firmly she gasped.

"What a horrible thing to say to your own child." Victoria smiled darkly. "You've never met my parents." Emily quickly changed the subject. "Aren't your parents worried about you?" Victoria shook her head. "I believe they assume I'm with…Barkis." She inwardly grimaced. "It was supposed to be my wedding night."

As the Victorian lady continued to show her great dislike of her ex husband, Emily couldn't help her curiosity. "How did you meet Barkis?" Emily asked. Victoria's eyes darkened further. "At Victor and "my" wedding rehearsal." She scoffed. "Terrible with dates indeed!" Victoria stomped her foot on the ground expressing her annoyance before she continued.

"That snake had it all planned out." The storm cloud that seemed to hang over Victoria's head disappeared. "And it worked." Victoria said sadly. "Mother and Father forced me to marry him." Victoria looked thoughtful for a moment.

"But the way he was acting I doubt that he had any money at all." She reasoned. A moment later she realized what she said and her widened with horror. "What am I to do?" She grabbed for the handkerchief again. "My parents were counting on Vi-Lord Barkis's money to get us out of the poorhouse." She stared at Emily.

Emily had caught Victoria's slip and for a moment she glared back at Victoria. The younger lady was unfazed by it and continued to stare with wide eyes. Emily's glare softened when she noticed the pleading expression on Victoria's face. Those deer like eyes of hers begging help.

Emily sighed. "I'm sorry but I don't know how to-" Emily's face suddenly brightened. "I've got it!" she cried out joyfully before she strode over to the refined woman and pulled her arm almost harshly in her excitement.

Victoria was startled by the corpse's sudden reaction. Especially when she had noticed she was being led away from the area. "Wait! Where are we going?" She asked. Emily did not answer back, but continued to pull the other lady along. After a few more attempts Victoria sighed to herself in resignation. Wherever they were going surely she would know soon enough…

She was right. Emily led her to a large hill that was surrounded by nearby trees and a few bushes. "We're he-re!" Emily sung out. Victoria blinked and wondered for a moment if the dead woman had lost her mind. "It's a hill." Emily nodded. "You brought me here to see a hill?" Victoria repeated.

Emily looked confused for a moment. "What? Don't you see it?" It was official the dead woman had lost her mind. Victoria thought to herself before she plastered a neutral expression over her face. "Emily, there is nothing there."

"Well of course there is! It's just hidden that's all." Emily insisted. To prove her point Emily parted some of the bushes. To Victoria's shock, there was a large door imbedded in the hill. Emily smirked at her, before she opened it and disappeared inside. Victoria hesitated for a moment, before she entered as well.