"So I've had your armour polished and its ready for tonight. You're expected to be in the main hall for 7. If you're late Trish, its not going to make a good impression. And we are far to into this for anyone to want to turn back out now, so, please, please! Don't be late" "I won't be" I follow after Toby who's trying to make sure everything will go alright in tonight's, 'victory ball', because it makes sense to hold it before winning a victory. Of course, but it wasn't my idea. "There's going to be quite a lot of important people there. It'll be a good idea to be impressionable. So try stay at least a few hours and actually make effort to talk to people. Its not that hard. 'What is it you do?' 'Do you have family?' 'Oh i love dogs, what's yours called?'" Me and Pip laugh at Toby talking to me like I was 7 again "you laugh, but it shows interest. I know you don't like these functions, but just tonight, please, for me. Try. This is the last one we'll have here. So just grin and bare it" "And if all fails. Pull your armour off and run around naked" "No! No, dear god! Don't" "It was a joke" Pip reassures him "as funny as it would be to see everyone panic at a naked women, she's not silly enough to do it" Well I mean, I have no worries about doing it. But I wouldn't do it without reason! "You're worrying far to much. Go on, go get your fancies on and calm down. If anyone's going to ruin things, it'll be you having a panic attack. Believe it or not. I can, if I want, be human" "Oh don't bring your human out. She's boring" I push Pip and go down the separate hall "I'll see you both in the hall" My room... or the new one I'd been put in, with Everything replaced like its all a set up. A brand new damn Tiara even sits on the pillow. Exactly the same way it was. And it annoys me just how easy it is for him have such things. But. I only have to deal with this a few more days. And I'll be at home. Sorting everything out. I open the closet and my armour is laid out ready for me and it makes me smile. 'Your not elven, so why wear the armour' I'm not elven. I'm not an elven warrior. But its something I'm proud of. Something I accomplished. Its fine. First. I need to braid back my hair. Itll just become a nuisance if it stays down. I sit at the mirror that sits on the dressed and pull the comb through it...
I stand at the doors and I feel sick. I'm late. I know. But... it wasn't my fault this time! Oh god! I'm going to be in trouble! Breath... breath... 'Oh i love dogs! What's yours called' Its easy... the weathers lovely this time of year. My favourite colour is green. I am to kill Orcs and win my kingdom back. Small talk. I can do it. I push open a door and the rooms already full of laughter. Music plays and everyone's so engulfed in talking. Not many notice me. Theres a few faces that look my way, but I dont know many of them. Pip smiles over at me and nods. He's with Harjo who looks over and has to look again and he just stares. I smile and head over. Someone I know. Safe. Harjo looks me up and down and blinks "uh... wow... uh" "Its a bit different I know" "Uh... yeah uh... wow" I look down at myself. "Is it to much?" "Completely" Pip laughs. He wraps his arm around my shoulder "youve out done everyone here Trish. You look incredible" I blush and look to the floor "its been a long time since I had to worry about these things" "You havent let anyone down" I turn to Toby whos just beaming with pride "my girl... look at you! And you're in your colours" "I thought it was right"
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He nods "I think so too" he kissed my cheek and coughs. Is he crying? "Now uh... I have... yeah" he walks away and I cant help but smile after him. I made him proud. "Patrisha" I turn to Matiloni who just smiles "well, you know how to surprise people... a warrior and a queen. You'll go down in history" That wasn't the plan. But I have a feeling he might be right. But it won't be for the dress Im in. "Thank you" I look down at his plain white robe and smile "its good to see you back in your royalties" He nods "it's not as comfortable as I remember, but it does give me some pride. As yours must" I suppose in a way it does. I started plaiting my hair, but I looked in the mirror and I saw my mother look back. I'm not an elf. I should be proud of who I am. Not just what I accomplished. I am a princess. I am going to be a queen. The warrior is only part of me. A young lady comes by me and hands me a flute from a silver trey "your majesty" Uh! No! No, come on... its going to happen. Just get used to it. Your majesty, it just sounds so- Stop it! I take a sip from the flute and hand it to Harjo "that's disgusting" He takes it and chuckles, pouring it to the back of his throat before leaning down to me "you have no idea how much I want to have you alone right now... I'd make sure you feel as royal as you look" he leans back and smiles. I look him up and down. Well... he's Harjo. He's in his leather. But their clean. He's all in black and for Harjo. He looks very smart. "Well look at you" oh god! I turn to the dame. Shes in a bright red dress that puffs out at the waist. The dress is huge. And it looks horrendous on her tiny frame. Her make up... well I dont know what happened! But she looks white and her lips are as red as the dress... she looks dead "you look very... plain... yes thats the word" I hear the growl from Harjo. "May I remind you your talking to a soon to be queen-" "Its alright gentleman" I put my hand on Harjos chest before he pushes past me "its fine" he takes his eyes off her and looks down to me and I nod. He steps back and I face her again "Cathrine... I may look 'plain'... but even in something as simple as this. People notice me more than you wearing this... well this... less, is more darling. So why don't you find someone else to upset... because you can't upset me" Her lips go tight and her nose goes up as she storms away. Pip laughs and wraps his arms around my shoulders "that was very... polite!" "I wanted to break her nose" The three of them laugh and I turn back to them "you handled it well" Matiloni smiles. "Still should have broken her nose" Harjo pipes in, now drinking his own drink "she looks like a rose bush threw her up" "Gentleman! So, I've asked around and shes running late" what? "Who?" I turn to Justin and he just stands there "me? I arrived 5 minutes ago!" Oh god! Hes mad! I knew I'd make someone mad! I shouldn't have worried so much! "I'm sorry I was late I know. But you have no idea how hard it was to do my hair! I didnt know how to have it! I couldn't remember how to curl it! So I just put it up in a bun! I'm sorry! I just wanted to try make an effort and try look-" "Beautiful" What? I look up at him and my hearts going ten to the dozen "I was going to say, like everyone else... you're not mad?" He gulps and looks to the ground "I uh... no, no I'm not mad. Excuse me" he turns and steps through people. He's mad. God! Even when I try, I can't do right!
