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a brush and started working with the limitations they had been assigned. “We will see how you like your hair length when it is free to tangle and weave itself into disaster.” Viviana was grumbling under her breath but Evangeline ignored her.
    Evangeline went silent in her chair, knowing she was missing the very valid interpretation that Viviana had just given her. “Do you suppose this is just an example of what my life is to be? To never enjoy the things I desire for their own sakes?” Her voice was quiet, and she half hoped her question would be ignored. Or better still not heard at all. It was not the best way to start her relationship, already questioning his intentions. There was very little she could hope to change in him now that Glais was a man.
    “You knew their ways were different from ours,” Viviana said gently as Teagan placed a heavy necklace around her neck and covered some of the skin that had been so offensive. Evangeline had been putting so much of her assumptions into the facts she knew about her own parents, but every moment that passed proved just how unique her mother’s situation was. Perhaps these requests were what they expected for a Queen and the freedoms Thea experienced were unique. Evangeline did not know, and it did not matter since it was the demands she needed to follow and that was not affected by their intentions.
    Viviana stood back for a moment, her eyes going from critical to soft as she gazed upon Evangeline. In her memory she saw Evangeline at every stage, remembering their relationship and the blossoming of friendship that actually did seem eternal. Once, Viviana could believe that their friendship could survive anything. Looking at Evangeline now, Viviana was sure she might have been a little naive in that long-held belief. Their friendship would not survive this. As much as they had promised this was not going to ruin them, it would never be the same and the differences between them was evident today.
    Evangeline was dressed in the best that Crimah could offer. The green and cream had been chosen for her, the cut of the fabric was for her figure to ensure that it was shown at its best angles. Evangeline looked mature and beautiful, even if she was slow in seeing it herself. Viviana and Teagan were dressed in clean but simple dresses. Never would one suggest that they were dressed in uniforms of any kind but there was no intricate beading to accent their clothes.
    Evangeline was never truly one of them. Viviana had always known of course but never had she seen it so plainly before her. In the room now, the crackling of the fire interrupting her thoughts, Viviana saw things for what they were. Evangeline was someone special. The daughter of a mighty Lord, yes that was obvious. However, this was more than that. Even if she had been born in the sty, Evangeline would have been someone important. She had a spark within her soul that played the universe in ways that Viviana could only hope and Teagan could never dream.
    Realising that she was staring Viviana shook her head, wiping her eye with a hand. She was strict and bossy most of the time but that didn't mean she was without emotions. Right at this moment she felt foolish for ever thinking she could be what Evangeline was. They had been raised together, had played and grown together, all of that was mere fact but neither of them would ever be Evangeline. She shone brightest, and her bloodline made the world easier to navigate than most.
    "Oh, Viv..." Evangeline rose from her seat, not suspecting for a moment the truth of Viviana's thoughts. Evangeline meant to comfort her but Viviana rejected the support with a firm shake of her head. Just to make sure Evangeline didn't try and touch her, Viviana held a hand out but they knew each other well enough by now for Evangeline not to bother attempting to extend the contact. Viviana was not too physical, even when things were dire.
    The women stood apart before Teagan's cry broke the