PRINCESS LAVINIA is young, innocent and cursed with a past she cannot escape. Despite her broken past she has never stopped seeing beauty in the world, until a shadow from her past forces her into isolation. Leaving the world she once knew behind.
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"Agents, I would like for you to meet Duke Alexander the II, Duchess Madeline and their son Earl Alexander the III.'' The king announces.
I look over and watch as Ivy freezes in her seat, staring at the people seated in front of us. As the taller stranger looks towards us, she lets out a small gasp.
''Alexander,'' she mutters quietly underneath her breath. I glance at Ivy and then back at this Alexander kid, and I realise they must have known each other before she was transported to REPS.
We were greeted by the Duke and Duchess, and Alexander shook our hands. Ivy hesitantly let go of his hands and buried her own in her lap. I reached over and clutched her hand firmly beneath the table, refusing to let go. Her upper lip curled into the sweetest of grins as she glanced at me.
There was a great disturbance outside the door, as the kitchen crew rushed in with a large selection of poultry, cheese, and salads. A large turkey was placed in the middle of the table, with the rest of the surrounding dishes. Cobb salad, cheese fondue and split pea soup.
My stomach began to rumble at the sight of the food, making Ivy giggle ever so slightly. Soon enough kitchen staff came over and began carving the turkey and splitting everything among the eight of us.
I stared at the selection of cutlery before me. I looked over to Ivy and she held up the medium sized spoon she was using for her soup. I continued to watch her for the remainder of dinner as she showed me the difference between a salad fork and one you would use for the turkey. 'Apparently there's a difference'.
While we were eating Octavius started to talk to Ivy. ''Hey Ivy, What font is Alphabet soup in''.
''Times New Ramen''.
''How did you know that?''.
''Just a lucky guess'' She sighed sadly. Not that anyone was really paying attention.
They continued back and forth with their jokes until Alexander interrupted with a numerous amount of questions. The kind of questions that make you take a step back from reality and quickly rethink your answers.
"So, where did you say you were from?" 'Because you seem so familiar,' he asked Ivy.
"I'm from around here, like River," she said with a smile.
''Perhaps you're not as familiar as I thought; I would have recalled a face as gorgeous as yours," he answered effortlessly. Completely ignoring my existence.
''I guess I just have one of those faces, '' Ivy replied with a smile.
''Maybe'' He sighed. ''You just remind me of someone.
''That's not necessarily a bad thing, was this person nice''.
''She was the best'' He replied.
I blocked out the rest of their conversation and started to talk to the prince.
