The princess seemed to fluster easily, Sigrid noted with amusement though she tried to refrain from smiling too much about it. Judging by how she stammered, Sigrid was sure that she would be made more self-conscious from what could be construed as teasing or mockery. So she followed Irena as she...
Sigrid should have let the poor girl know of her presence, she realized as Irena reacted in such a hurried, embarrassed manner. Her expression remained quite impassive, though, as she quickly thought through a host of responses that could be appropriate as well as how those might be received...
It took everything in Sigrid to simply perform a curtsy and step away with her brother to follow Andrew without turning to look back to Princess Irena. She was exhausted and clearly unable to focus fully on the task at hand if she was being so easily distracted by her brother's betrothed. The...
The long pause following Sigrid's words began to make the siblings nervous. Had some slight accidentally been made toward the royal family either by Ragnar or Sigrid's address to them? Ragnar maintained steady stoicism while watching the royal family, but Sigrid struggled to maintain a steady...
"Have you ever seen lands this green, sister?" Ragnar marveled once more as the pair of siblings passed the fields being tended to by the peasants of the kingdom. While there were times when Awaithen wasn't completely covered in ice, those times were very few and far between. The mountainous...
At first there was some tension still in the air that Ariel could feel, especially as Sebastian was addressed by the large feline. Would Rajah take further offense to him? Once he began to speak then Ariel began to breathe a little easier. His voice and accent was different than anything she had...
Now they had a name to put to the far more friendly Princess, and everything fell in to place for Olivia since she heard all of the gossip from other members of the court. It explained a great deal as to why this princess was far more engaging than most of the other guests Prince Eric often had...
Being addressed by the woman they were just gossiping about was not something that Ariel had been expecting, and the servant beside her managed to look more composed than her wide-eyed friend. She gave a light giggle and shook her head before dipping it to show deference to the woman that she...
It was rather interesting how swiftly time flew by once one was no one longer so fixated on the monotony of it all. 16 years had passed so slowly for Ariel when all she had to do to entertain herself had been to scavenge around ship wrecks looking for human artifacts and learning about them...
The breeze that assisted the vessel on its course toward Arendelle had a frosty touch as it grazed the cheeks of the young woman standing on the bow of the ship. Rather than finding the slight sting to be too harsh, she found it to be quite welcome due to its familiarity. Warmth was fleeting...
Aine Weber...yes, that name did sound familiar. She recalled her conversation with Celeste regarding the young woman being sent to tend to the estate while Sayviel was trapped in this form, but she didn't place a date on her arrival. Never had she been annoyed by someone being too punctual, but...
No one should have even known the estate existed, so for there to be a knock at the door roused the woman from where she had been sitting back against the door to her bedroom. Her ears laid back against her head as the large beast rose slowly while debating her options. While part of her wished...
How long had it been since she had last settled into this place, she wondered as she carefully stepped into the mansion that had been a gift from Countess Erzebet. Blue eyes swept over the interior that had certainly seen better days, and she shut the door behind her with a little more force...
Anunit felt someone collide with her back, and the tall demon stumbled forward just a hair from the force of collision. She turned to face whoever had done so, and amusement swiftly shone over every inch of the demon's face. An angel in a strip club trying to lecture her about propriety as if...
"Yeah, yeah, I'm working on it. Old Luci must have figured that I was about the only safe bet to send up here since I lack the kind of ambition needed to hatch a plan like this. A stupid, short-sighted plan that is way more effort than it will ever pay out. Guess not everyone was gifted with our...
"Seriously, this isn't where you have to end up, though. Why not take a venture on it, Stace? Maybe go for a month, see how you like it. Then tell your job to kiss it and move to Nashville when you find out that you absolutely love it there." She was trying her best to be supportive even if her...
Yessenia felt her skin tingle from the light caress of Stacie's thumb across her hand. It didn't mean anything. I am just very happy to have my friend back she thought to herself. The young woman didn't pull her hand back even after her reaction to the contact. Though the revelation that she had...
Yessenia thought that the reason she was uncomfortable had been because of her admission to having been dating female models. Which was fine, she could deal with the awkwardness and at least knew where she stood still. If her preference made the other woman uncomfortable then she would just...
The woman who had tried so hard to be a starlet arched a brow in question at her friend. She didn't envy her one bit for handling the kids; Yessenia's virtues in life did not include patience. Hell, some would accuse her of being just as bad as the children at sitting still. Proof of this was...
"Thank you, you spoil me," she teased, a playful smile on her lips as she took a seat across from Stacey. She had become mindful of her height and slouched with a feigned casualness to her frame. At least that would be the excuse she would give for the lack of perfect posture she used to have...