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Thayet slipped carefully into her new gown. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. It was a deep royal purple and shimmered in the light. Basically like her eyes. The top came low on her breasts revealing their curve. It had long, delicate sleeves with longs falls of the satin material to draw the eye to long slender hands. The skirt was long, falling to the floor and dragging a bit. Rill had said it would be good that way. When she walked, she could lift her skirts like a lady, even if she wasn't one which looked good to the nobles. The dress fit Thayet prefectly. It was tight on her upper body to show her thin but womanly figure but the skirt was full enough not to show anything. The whole dress was made out of satin. At Thayet's throat glittered a delicate silver necklace with a scripty J hanging from it which was embedded with diamonds and three sapphires. On her feet she wore delicate slippers to match the gown.
On first seeing the gown and all accesories, Thayet had been stunned and refused them. This was because Rill, The King of the Thieves, had payed for them all. She didn't want him to do that, even if he as her best friend. It was only a one night thing and she didn't even want to know how much money a garment like this one would cost, not to mention the necklace which was even finer than the gown. Thayet had accepted after somewhat of a debait and much protesting on her part. She was now glad she had accepted.
She did her hair up beautifully, putting her raven wing black ringlets in a loose bun on the back/top of her head. She let a few ringlets fall here and there, making her look more elegant and somewhat mischevious. She applied a little face paint, just to her eyelids with was a purple shimmer. Then her maid insisted that she put little crystals at the corners of each eye, so she did. And when Thayet looked in the mirror after everything was finished, she was in awe. She didn't even recognize herself, for staring back at her was a beautiful noble girl of 15. She was no noble, nor did she consider herself beautiful.
However she was. She had long black casacding ringlets with a cream ivory complexion and violet/sapphire eyes that sparkled constantly. Her face wasn't to strong boned nor to fat and her nose was delicate. Her mouth was soft, naturally red and full and she had long eyelashes. She also had a very womanly figure. She as beautiful indeed. Thayet rushed out to her sister Glacia's room.
" Glacia, how do I look? Do I meet your standards?"
Thayet would be going to the ball as Glacia's servant but Glacia had insisted upon her looking good.Glacia was 2 years older than Thayet but since Thayet was her "servant" for the night, her opion mattered greatly.
Glacia had always been jealous of Thayet's beauty although she was pretty herself. Glacia was a different kind of female. She flirted with every male she saw and was very stuck up. She was going to the royal convent in Corus and Thayet had been instructed to go with Glacia by their parents and protect her and be her servant. Thayet was a fighting female. She should have been a male but she was definatly female. She could best even the King of Thieves with sword dagger and anything else. She survyed Thayet carefully, trying to find something wrong.
" You overdid it. " Glacia flung her long blonde curls behind her. " Your not a noble, so you shouldn't dress so...." Glacia couldn't finish. Thayet looked even more beautiful than normal in that gown, and she looked to much more like a noble. Truth to tell, Glacia hated her sister. They looked nothing alike so you couldn't tell they were sisters. Glacia had long blonde curls with a full face and sky blue eyes with a hint of grey in them. Her lips were kind of small and delicate but yet they were soft and red. Her nose was delicate but not like Thayet's. She also had a womanly figure, though not as much as Thayet's.
" However I suppose you'll have to do since we have to leave. Come on. And please don't forget my shawl, it's too cold not to have one."
Rolling her eyes as Glacia flounced her way to the door, Thayet grabbed Glacia's shawl. She did have to admit Glacia did look good tonight. She had on a pale pink silk gown with no sleeves. The top edge of the gown came low enough that anyone could see the curves of her breasts but it looked good on her. The silk was covered with a sparkling guazey like material which made it glitter when the light hit it. Her hair was down but she had curled it excessivly so it was almost as curly as Thayet's. Her shawl was a very delicate white material and didn't look like it would keep anyone very warm, it was just for looks.
Thayet threw on her overcoat to protect her from the cold wind. She grabbed Glacia's shawl and placed it on her shoulders. Then they went down to the courtyard where Rill had one of his men Marlin waiting for them with horses. He had saddled Glacia's horse, Noble and Thayet's gelding, Twinkle Toes.
" Master Rill says he will meet you at the palace. Good night ladies. And I will add that you both look very beautiful." he bowed and helped Glacia and Thayet to mount. " Thank you Marlin. " When Glacia and Thayet were mounted, Marlin bowed to them and left. Thayet and Glacia then rode off towards the palace which didn't take very long.
When they reached the palace, a young houstler took their horses. Then Glacia pulled Thayet off in a search for Rill. Thayet found him leaning against a large stone column. He smiled when he saw them and came over. That's when Thayet realized.
Rill had somehow changed the color of his eyes which had gone from black to brown. He had changed his hair color also which went from black to brown. However she knew it was him. However Glacia did not.
" Do I know you sir?" Glacia eyed him up and down. Rill laughed. " It's Rill, Glacia. Rill, what did you do to your hair and your eyes?" It was Thayet that anwsered. " Well I didn't want anyone here to recognize me or anything so I changed my apperence. Pretty convincing or what? Most people who actully do know what I look like have only caught fleeting glimpses, which is not enough to establish detailed characteristics. So I figured I'd be safe anyway. How did you know it was me?" Rill looked stunned by Thayet. However before she got a chance to anwser Glacia butted in. " It was just a lucky guess i'm sure. Shall we go inside? I'm getting rather chilly." she shoved her arm into Rill's and marched him off. Thayet laughed. " What do we call you then?" Rill thought while Glacia pulled him towards the main entrance." Sirus I guess. Sirus Oliver of Irontown. Yes, that's good. Come along Thayet, your behind." he called as they came to the main entrance.
An older man held open the doors for them and inside a young man asked for their names so they could be put in the attendence guestbook. Thayet was nervous. She knew nothing about their majesties or about any noble except for the famed Lioness. She didn't even know names. She gave the man her full name, Thayet Kalasena Arilanna Schridtler. It was long but it was pretty. Glacia was Glacia Amore of Nuestown. That was the title Da let her use for royal and convent use only. That was Da's title before he gave it up, so he didn't like to use it. Ma had told Thayet she wasn't to use it so she wouldn't be recognized as Glacia's sister or else she would have.
As they passed through a huge stone archway, Thayet did all she could to keep her jaw from dropping ( she had learned in etiquitte class that it wasn't polite to act surprised in a rude way ). There was so many people, all dressed up fancy. The ladies made a rainbow of colors. Then men all looked spectacular. The Hall of Crowns was so beautiful. Large chrystal chandleirs hung from the ceiling illuminating the room. The wall was painted beautifully with murals of everything. Dancing people, birds in flight; and everything was done in painstaking detail. Stone archways that were heavily carved were on either side of the huge room. A flight of gold gilded stairs were on her right that came down in an elegant curve. One table that was elevated on a stone rise lay at the very head of the room. This was for the King and Queen Thayet guessed. Them and maybe the most imprtant of nobles like the Lioness and their children. Tables for the guests came off of that. This room was so large however that there was room for everything. Dancing, tables, etc.
Wanting a good look but not wanting to be noticed, Thayet went to a corner near a room with royal red carpets and lots of books and comfy chairs. She could she everything from there. She stood there for a little while watching Glacia and Rill dance, when trumpets sounded. Thayet stood up abruptly.
Two people were descending the stairs. Thayet guessed by the way everyone bowed and was respectfully silent that this was the King and Queen. She was on the opposite side of the room so she couldnt make out exact features but that they both had black hair.
" Their Royal Majesties King Jonathan and Queen Thayet. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Roald and Princess Kalasin." Upon hearing the Queen's name, Thayet did a double take. Thayet? Why hadn't Rill told her? Thayet almost screamed and ran out of the room when she could see the Queen clearly.
Queen Thayet looked almost.. well basically like her. She had long black cascading ringlets, a cream ivory complexion, boned face, nautrally red soft lips, a womanly body, level brows..... the only differences were their noses and their eye color. The Queen's was strongly boned but it fit her perfectly. The Queen's eyes were a sharp hazel color while Thayet's were violet/sapphire.
Looking away from the Queen, she also gasped when she saw the King. He was extremly handsome. He had hair so black that it was almost blue as was his beard. His eyes were the color of Thayet's sapphire specks. He had a good build for a king and he also had a handsome face.
Then when she looked at Prince Roald, she almost fainted. She thought it was Rill! It looked exactly like him with blue eyes instead of black. Rill normally had black hair like King Jonathan's and black eyes only tonight he changed them. Roald was a splitting image of him. It was scary. She had to find Rill.
Thayet searched the crowd until she spotted him at the snack table. She hurried over, being careful to be graceful and not look like she was startled.
" Sirus!" Thayet said. Rill whipped around. " Thayet what is it?" he looked concerned. " Can you come with me please? I need to talk to you." Without waiting for an anwser she grabbed his arm and hulled him into the book room and closed the door. They had much to discuss.
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