Author's Note: Hey if I don't get reviews I'm not updating... but don't take it as an ultimatum, it's more of an incentive/ influence type thing... If I don't get feedback I might accidentally slip into a horrific tangent that has no appeal whatsoever...
The violet-eyed monk watched as the mask of the princess slipped. Suddenly the true face of disgust and fear appeared. And he watched as the hopeful eyes of the younger, widened and then dimmed into acceptance.
No. The elder princess would not do. But the younger... There was promise in the brilliant blue eyes and midnight hair.
He had been sent by the neighboring king, to seek an alliance with the smaller, weaker kingdom in order to unify the land against their opponents. A marital alliance. And while the elder princess was all that was promised as far as physical appeal, her heart was black.