Dancing Sword

Getting Ready

Kiara was looking into her dark gray eyes in the reflection of the mirror in front of her.
‘Will I ever pass and make my governess proud one day’ she mused to herself in the empty room. The room was a large one that was lit by a group of candles around the corners. The yellowish light from the candle made her features glow in the dimly lit room.

She looked gorgeous, and her governess told her multiple times how dancers should always be at their best looks when they perform. ‘What’s the point of beauty without talent?’ She asked herself. ‘I can only hope that my governess is not trying to get me engaged to someone or something like that’ She could only hope that it wasn't the case and she just imagined things.

Her governess loved her like her blood daughter, so it was understandable that she probably wanted to make her meet a prince or a knight in the soirée that only the nobles have the right to attend.

“kiara !!” She heard a voice that was undoubtedly her governess’s. “Young lady, why do you have to make me wait this long,” Miss Ada said as she barged into the room. Miss Ada looked like she was in her late 40s her face appeared younger than her hair that is half gray now. Her stern face softened when her eyes landed on the beautiful young lady in front of the mirror. Her brown hair was done into an elegant braid that rocked her hips. Miss Ada’s face turned stern again when the young girl turned to look at her. “sorry Miss Ada I really didn't know the time went really fast” Lana tried to cool down the mood she knew how miss Ada took time seriously.

“ ayyy young lady, what's with this loose corset you spent hours here and that's how tightly you can tie it? I think I failed in teaching you the clothing etiquette "Miss Ada scolded while going behind kiara to tighten the loosely tied crosset. Kiara braced her selfie for the suffocation she would feel after this. She really doesn’t understand how she was supposed to perform the most relaxed looking moves when her body was being squeezed like this.

“How am I supposed to flow like water with this thing this tight ?” Kira complained, But she didn't sluk too long because she knew that miss Ada only meant good.

Ever since her parents went on a duty to protect the empire she was left with the governess who cared for her like a mother. It has already been 10 years and the whereabouts of her parents remains a mystery or maybe  deep down she knows they are not coming back.

“Now come on, let's go quick before its late” miss Ada said almost pushing Kiara to get her moving to the door that she left open.

“When is the soirée going to be?” Lana asked out of curiosity.  “It will be held at the beginning of next week so you will have six more days to prepare for it after you pass the final selection, I hope and I believe you will make it this time.” She answered her with a smile in the end. Indeed Miss Ada knew that Kiara had a great potential that she had never seen in anyone else.

“Where is the carriage now?” “ I just told him to be here when the clock strikes six” Miss Ada complained as they came out of the house because it was almost time. If they were to look for another carriage they will reach there, but only to see the closing ceremony of the final selection.

Meanwhile, Kiara already started to have a bad feeling about this. They might not be able to make it on time or worse they might not even attend it. It was fine if it was only for her, but she can’t bear to see Miss Ada sad because of that.

While she was having a hard time thinking how to console Miss Ada if the carriage never came she heard a sound of the carriage. She sighed in relief.