A short collection of Parts of Glass Sword & Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard In Maven's point of view. I'm gonna try to make this as accurate as I Can and really dig into Maven's character. This will Be team Maven since, Duh it is Maven's Point of vie...
I looked amazing tonight. My suit was tailored perfectly to my body comfortably. I've never looked so fabulous, I was wearing makeup, and it felt good. At first, I was a little self-conscious about painting my face with dust, then drawing on it to highlight certain places to make me look like a doll. But I was a damn good looking doll tonight. The concealer created the perfect skin tone to offset my eyes. Hollen was an amazing makeup artist, I wonder how he'd do with tattoos. When I was little I'd always ask for a part of eyeballs on the back of my head, maybe tattoos would do. Mother would kill me, but at least I'd die with the satisfaction of making my own choice.
It didn't take me long to make my way to the end of Mareena's hallway. She's been absent from the palace for hours. Turning her into someone she wasn't, someone she didn't want to be. It wasn't hard to notice the sadness behind her eyes wandering the castle. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't make her feel better, they way I was raised was different. Mare grew up with her family surrounding her, I spent half of my upbringing alone, getting everything I wanted we were opposites I grew up with material things sure I had Cal but he was training with Dad and photo shoots every week. Sometimes I was invited to take one or two pictures but it would just turn into who could make baby Cal laugh the most. I had things she could hold physically and she would give me things I could feel mentally.
Mare turns out of her room, looking like the silver princess she's been made up to be. Her dress is a whirlwind of light purple. I give her a slight smile as she loops her arm in mine.
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Mare seems uneasy walking with me, I hope it wasn't my outfit or hers. "You look beautiful," I whisper. Her dress suits her well the ruffles do so many layers you'd get lost in them, but when she moved they all blurred together you couldn't tell that there was something deeper. I can't believe I was thinking these thoughts what was she doing to me, it was just a dress Maven chill.
"I just want this to be over," She replies Already? We haven't even danced yet.
"It won't be over tonight, Mare. This won't be over for a long time. You know that, right?" I tried to keep my voice under control. Our public relationship would be around for a while. "Mare?" my voice cracks. She wants to leave, without me.
"Are you afraid Maven?" Mare's voice quivers. "I am." She whispers
That would explain her unease, I'd almost forgotten about the Scarlet Guard mission tonight, I'd wanted to forget. But Mare was looking to me for strength, she needed me, and I wasn't going to fail her. I put on my game face. "I'm afraid of failing, I'm afraid of letting this opportunity pass by. And I'm afraid of what happens if nothing in this world ever changes." Living under his rule, getting on one knee in his presence. I'd end up like Julian, except maybe I'd have Mare. "That scares me more than dying" Just like Julian
Mare gives a small nod holding her chin up. "Rise" rise above the all the others, Mare. we'll do it together.
My arm clamped around Mare's as we turn the hall and see my parents. Dad looked fat and Mom again tries to pull off the whole black,red,white, and blue thing and fails miserably. I told her blue and red didn't match. Mother smiles at me 'You look nice today, like a king' Mother whisper 'You look so much like him," She purrs 'But your buttons are a bit crooked come,' She says connecting her puppet strings. I wasn't ready for this but keep calm "So how long do I have to be here?" It wasn't a secret that I hated balls. I whined allowing mothers strings to bring me to her.
"Maven, you can't just come and go as you please. You have duties, and you'll stay as long as you're needed" Her brow furrows adjusting the medals I didn't earn.
"The boy's just board. Not enough excitement in his day," Yes because getting engaged to someone wasn't exciting. But considering the fact he was engaged to My mother there probably wasn't too much excitement. "Not like back at the front," Father runs a chubby hand over his beard. "You need a cause Mavey"
I have one you fat bumbling drunky. I bet there were more calories in his body than in the castle pantry. And it involves a better world.
"Cal's got his legion, he knows what he's doing. What he wants." to pork my bride "You need to figure out what you're going to do with yourself, eh?" He huffs
I wanted to scream, at that moment. But I should've been thankful that he was even addressing me, sure he may have addressed me by the childhood nickname that Cal had given me. That I have repeatedly stated I hated "Yes Father" I responded without emotion. I was a scarlet guard member, I would climb their ranks and one day earn a new nickname like Maddog or eagle5.
"I think helping me fit in here is cause enough for Maven" Mare tutts turning everyone's attention on her. I'm grateful for the attempt but it was sorta nice having all eyes on me, even if Dad was focusing on all my faults.
Unfortunately, it's the perfect opportunity for Mother to begin screaming in my head. 'You idiot, you let a red stick up for you. You must learn the appropriate way to make yourself look strong when others see your holes.' She hushes. I force myself to focus on Mare and Father conversing. Holes? Even mother thinks I was missing something. I fixed my eyes on Mare's poor bowing position. If anything I had too much in me, the mind of a king but the body of a prince.
I bust back into reality and it seems like Cal's joined us along with Evangeline Father beams "Just waiting for you son," They looked so alike. Maybe one day they would be the same person. It was no secret Cal wasn't exactly crazy about Evangeline. One day Cal would grow to be his exact replica; emotionally scared, Fat, and war crazy. But I was no copy, I was my own person.
HAPPY MAVEN MONDAY, So I may have forgotten to name the past part, but I'm not gonna change it out of sheer laziness. Also you king' Cage readers I know I haven't updated in a while but not to fear because the next time I update that there will be 2 chapter coming out at once! Since it was tie game on voting. But get too excited because I have no idea when they'll be up or even finished.
