Little Town of Torriden (rewriting off Wattpad)

13 ~ The Ball, Part 1

The day had finally come.

A rush of cold air swept over Sebastians' face, tickling his face with swept away hair as he arose. The man had different viewpoints on the upcoming ball that would take place later that day. Maybe there would be some amazing event or opportunity of some sort, but he viewed it as a very unnecessary occasion, well, for him at least.

Walking over to close his window to stop the flow of air flowing through his room, Sebastians gaze trails to a small wax-sealed note left on his window frame. Unopened, one could read, "for Sebastian.". Curiosity wandered through his mind as he slowly opened the sealed letter.

"How did this even get here?" Sebastian's room was not reachable from the ground, so it caused confusion knowing somebody had gotten this note up to this level. Why go through so much trouble when they could have simply given it to one of our workers and have it delivered to me?

Shrugging it off, Sebastian decided to open the mysterious note.

"If you don't want to die, follow the orders listed below.
-do not stay with or be near a man that goes by the name "Kieren".
-distract others if you see them following him.
-I know you are a royal guard and watch over Estelle and Aedra, as well as live in the castle located in Torriden, but you know that much since I delivered this note directly to your room.
-don't ask questions.
-if you notice Keiren leaving the ball, do not let him go, but do not arouse suspicion.
-when you see this white haired man go into the back secluded house, leave and do not pay any attention to him anymore. At this point you may enjoy yourself.
That is all. If you fail this, I will kill you."

Questions flowed throughout Sebastian's mind, wondering why someone would send death threats and orders to him. Who would do this? The man had amazing combat skills, so he didn't have to fear this mystery individual if they were to engage in a head-to-head duel, but if this person had power and maybe even multiple trained assassins with gear equipped to kill, he stood no chance.

After contemplation on what to do, he decided to follow the orders and instructions listed upon the paper. Never had he met the man mentioned in this letter, but he hoped he was not of great value, for if he was associated with the assasination of this man, he would be finished.

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The visible excitement filled the rooms of Estelle and Aedra, finally getting a chance to wear their dresses rather than merely for fitting.

As the dresser tugged the back laces of Estelles gown, she leaned forward a small distance. God, corsets sucked, but they looked good at least.

"Are you excited for tonight?" The dresser asked Estelle excitedly.

"Yes I can't even explain how I'm feeling, I really hope nothing goes wrong." Estelle hid her fears of the visions ruining this night and looked in a positive direction.

Breakfast passed by with casual talk about what would happen at the ball, and Estelle noticed a small change in Sebastian's behavior. It was such a small difference that no one else seemed to notice, but this was one of Estelles "talents". She has always noticed traits people portrayed. When first meeting someone, she seemed to be able to know just what kind of person they were. When someone felt down in any way, this young woman would almost always be able to tell.

Because she had a nagging feeling something was up with Sebastian, Estelle decided to confront him once breakfast had concluded.

"Follow me." Estelle spoke to the male quietly, making sure no one would hear.

This comment raised confusion in Sebastian, but he complied with the sisters orders, after signaling his brother that he would be back soon.

His brother couldn't care less.