In that moment, as he embraced her, she thinks she feels as bright as the stars themselves. Never felt like this, the appreciation in his gaze. Spun as he lifted her, and she let her arms wrap around him gladly. She grinned brightly, far more than a courtly grace, holding him tightly before he set her down, their lips joined in that affirmation - and to his bow she swept down again in a curtsey.
Maybe... maybe this would not be the end of her life as she had known it. Perhaps there was brightness here, hope. Something new. If just for that gaze he gives her.
But for the deafening applause, she feels a different sort of shakey, still breathing harshly for her effort, and now for her happy laughter.
"I showed good... good for Eiru?" Her hands curled around his in trust, reassurance. "Strong? Brave? Fitting for Princess?" This is what his people were, and she would meet him in that. Risky as this had felt, in the planning.
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Maybe... maybe this would not be the end of her life as she had known it. Perhaps there was brightness here, hope. Something new. If just for that gaze he gives her.
But for the deafening applause, she feels a different sort of shakey, still breathing harshly for her effort, and now for her happy laughter.
"I showed good... good for Eiru?" Her hands curled around his in trust, reassurance. "Strong? Brave? Fitting for Princess?" This is what his people were, and she would meet him in that. Risky as this had felt, in the planning.