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.this is the third chapter. . .
everglade gardens. . .
**************************************************************************** ************ The strong smell of expensive perfume filled the air and even more expensive jewellery glittered in the light. Jasmine had entered other one of the pre-banquet dressing rooms. People flocked around mirrors complementing friends on their gowns and dresses. It had become a tradition that before any social event that every single female that was attending, would join up all together and get ready, a tradition Jasmine had been forcefully dragged into.
Although it was only a select banquet for the arriving Toran leaders for a overall evaluation of how Deltora was and what not, Jasmine was surprise by the amount of people actually going.
"Jasmine, over here!" Sharn beckoned her.
With a roll of her eyes Jasmine went over. Her attention turned to a girl standing next to her, about Jasmine age.
"Good evening. We haven't been introduced before, I'm a am Aidra of Tora and you must be. . .Lady Jasmine?" The girl said she had long blonde hair and dark cobalt blue eyes.
"Yes." Jasmine said. She could not continue her conversation as Sharn interrupted.
"Gown." She simply said.
Jasmine's gown was sky blue, made up of silk. It was strapless and Jasmine wondered if it would hold, the gown was tight fighting around her waist and up but went down into a flare at the bottom. Her hair was straightened out, from her normal curls, and only curled at the end. Once her gown, hair and makeup wear ready Jasmine let out a sigh of relief but groaned mentally as she saw Sharn coming up to her again with a bottle of perfume and a crystal tear necklace with matching earrings.
As Jasmine walked toward the great hall she reflected on how much Deltora had changed. It was no longer the land it was before but now something altogether different. The day the slaves had been freed, it seemed that overnight everything become as it was so many years before the Shadow Lord poisoned the land. Jasmine snarled at the thought of him, he deserves to be rotting where he was now in the barren wastelands of the Shadow Lands.
She looked at the group of people going out of the room; it must be time for the banquet. Jasmine followed them into the grand hall. The grand hall had a long mahogany table and placed on it was a royal red tablecloth. On the table there were vases of rose arrangements, with expensive cutlery and crystal glasses. The walls were draped with in the material the same colour as the tablecloth.
At the very top of the table she saw that the Toran leaders were already and so were people she recognised as Leif, Doom, Barda and Sharn, there were some others but Jasmine could not name them. She walked down to them and sat in the reserved seat next to Leif. He was wearing the formal royal clothes and the crown of Deltora, which was studded in the gems of the Bell of Deltora.
"You, err, look. . . err, beautiful." Leif stammered starring at Jasmine. ( pen2- this is for u. . .he stammered!. . .j/k! )
"As only my daughter would." Doom commented.
"I don't know about that. If you had spent all that time I have had with her on adventures, you wouldn't be saying that." Barda said. " Every time I just happen to be dragging hot-heads around."
Jasmine glared at Barda, but laughed anyway.
"What does that say about you then?" She said.
The four began to laugh and only Sharn remained still with a slight smile on her face. They continued talking as the feast began, with occasional conferences between the Toran leaders.
Once the feast had finished and all the talks to the Torans had finished, the banquet was over. Everyone rose and left the grand hall going to their rooms. Jasmine had said goodnight to everyone and Leif offered her for a walk outside.
"Sure. I need the fresh air."
Leif took Jasmine's hand in his and they walked wordlessly down into the palace gardens.
"If we had not had enough banquets already!" Leif sighed. The pair had stopped and sat down on one of the many grass lawns of the palace gardens, oblivious to the fact that a stone bench was only down from where they were sitting, or at least Jasmine was.
"There is a bench, it would be a good idea." Leif said as sat down on the wet grass, instantly regretting it.
"There will not also be a bench so you might as well get used to it." Jasmine said looking up at the stars.
"What keep the stars shining so bright. . . "She thought out loud.
Leif looked at Jasmine and followed her gaze up to the night sky.
"No. . .what about the moon?" He said.
"The same thing as what makes the stars bright."
"There why does the moon shine brighter?"
"It's the moon and the stars are the stars. That's why." Jasmine said.
"Sounds just about right but you could have said that the moon's closer."
"I didn't so you will have to settle with it."
Jasmine and Leif looked at each other and laughed at their conversation. She stopped laughing and looked at Leif, looking at him she had just remembered something.
"I was just thinking. . ." Jasmine stood up then placed her hands on Leif's shoulders, pulling him down that he was lying down with her on top of him.
"What?"
"We haven't finished later." Jasmine smiled and kissed Leif full on the lips, she deepened it as he began to kiss back and they stayed there in each other's arms.
**************************************************************************** ************ make sure u do review! i know there wasn't a lot of romance in this chapt. but i'm gonna build some up more later. . .so get ready [ i'm so sorry if i made leif a cliché in the last chapters or anything! ]
everglade gardens. . .
**************************************************************************** ************ The strong smell of expensive perfume filled the air and even more expensive jewellery glittered in the light. Jasmine had entered other one of the pre-banquet dressing rooms. People flocked around mirrors complementing friends on their gowns and dresses. It had become a tradition that before any social event that every single female that was attending, would join up all together and get ready, a tradition Jasmine had been forcefully dragged into.
Although it was only a select banquet for the arriving Toran leaders for a overall evaluation of how Deltora was and what not, Jasmine was surprise by the amount of people actually going.
"Jasmine, over here!" Sharn beckoned her.
With a roll of her eyes Jasmine went over. Her attention turned to a girl standing next to her, about Jasmine age.
"Good evening. We haven't been introduced before, I'm a am Aidra of Tora and you must be. . .Lady Jasmine?" The girl said she had long blonde hair and dark cobalt blue eyes.
"Yes." Jasmine said. She could not continue her conversation as Sharn interrupted.
"Gown." She simply said.
Jasmine's gown was sky blue, made up of silk. It was strapless and Jasmine wondered if it would hold, the gown was tight fighting around her waist and up but went down into a flare at the bottom. Her hair was straightened out, from her normal curls, and only curled at the end. Once her gown, hair and makeup wear ready Jasmine let out a sigh of relief but groaned mentally as she saw Sharn coming up to her again with a bottle of perfume and a crystal tear necklace with matching earrings.
As Jasmine walked toward the great hall she reflected on how much Deltora had changed. It was no longer the land it was before but now something altogether different. The day the slaves had been freed, it seemed that overnight everything become as it was so many years before the Shadow Lord poisoned the land. Jasmine snarled at the thought of him, he deserves to be rotting where he was now in the barren wastelands of the Shadow Lands.
She looked at the group of people going out of the room; it must be time for the banquet. Jasmine followed them into the grand hall. The grand hall had a long mahogany table and placed on it was a royal red tablecloth. On the table there were vases of rose arrangements, with expensive cutlery and crystal glasses. The walls were draped with in the material the same colour as the tablecloth.
At the very top of the table she saw that the Toran leaders were already and so were people she recognised as Leif, Doom, Barda and Sharn, there were some others but Jasmine could not name them. She walked down to them and sat in the reserved seat next to Leif. He was wearing the formal royal clothes and the crown of Deltora, which was studded in the gems of the Bell of Deltora.
"You, err, look. . . err, beautiful." Leif stammered starring at Jasmine. ( pen2- this is for u. . .he stammered!. . .j/k! )
"As only my daughter would." Doom commented.
"I don't know about that. If you had spent all that time I have had with her on adventures, you wouldn't be saying that." Barda said. " Every time I just happen to be dragging hot-heads around."
Jasmine glared at Barda, but laughed anyway.
"What does that say about you then?" She said.
The four began to laugh and only Sharn remained still with a slight smile on her face. They continued talking as the feast began, with occasional conferences between the Toran leaders.
Once the feast had finished and all the talks to the Torans had finished, the banquet was over. Everyone rose and left the grand hall going to their rooms. Jasmine had said goodnight to everyone and Leif offered her for a walk outside.
"Sure. I need the fresh air."
Leif took Jasmine's hand in his and they walked wordlessly down into the palace gardens.
"If we had not had enough banquets already!" Leif sighed. The pair had stopped and sat down on one of the many grass lawns of the palace gardens, oblivious to the fact that a stone bench was only down from where they were sitting, or at least Jasmine was.
"There is a bench, it would be a good idea." Leif said as sat down on the wet grass, instantly regretting it.
"There will not also be a bench so you might as well get used to it." Jasmine said looking up at the stars.
"What keep the stars shining so bright. . . "She thought out loud.
Leif looked at Jasmine and followed her gaze up to the night sky.
"No. . .what about the moon?" He said.
"The same thing as what makes the stars bright."
"There why does the moon shine brighter?"
"It's the moon and the stars are the stars. That's why." Jasmine said.
"Sounds just about right but you could have said that the moon's closer."
"I didn't so you will have to settle with it."
Jasmine and Leif looked at each other and laughed at their conversation. She stopped laughing and looked at Leif, looking at him she had just remembered something.
"I was just thinking. . ." Jasmine stood up then placed her hands on Leif's shoulders, pulling him down that he was lying down with her on top of him.
"What?"
"We haven't finished later." Jasmine smiled and kissed Leif full on the lips, she deepened it as he began to kiss back and they stayed there in each other's arms.
**************************************************************************** ************ make sure u do review! i know there wasn't a lot of romance in this chapt. but i'm gonna build some up more later. . .so get ready [ i'm so sorry if i made leif a cliché in the last chapters or anything! ]
