Chapter 8: The Letter
"Is the dress not too tight, My Lady?"
It was already the third ti that Aurora asked that question. Having spent a sleepless night with Raphael, followed by a rather long and tiring crying session in her maid's arms, Rosalie was on the verge of crushing, therefore, neither the convenience nor the comfortable fit of her dress was her top priority, and she ended up ignoring that question for the third ti as well.
Aurora, clearly disappointed by her lady's lack of interest in her own attire and worried for her overall state, let out a long, disapproving exhale and shook her head.
"Lady Rosalie, are you sure about going out today? You look very pale and I am scared you might drop unconscious at any mont!"
Rosalie looked at her reflection in the tall standing mirror and could not help but silently agree with the maid's words. Even her breathtaking looks could not compete with an entire night of ntal torture, and although Aurora possessed makeup skills that might as well be called re witchcraft, Rosalie's fatigue was still peeking from underneath her powdered mask, adding up to her overall sickly appearance.
"It's alright, I don't want to be cooped up in this room anymore, I need to go out."
The girl had been locked up in her bedroom the whole week, pretending to be sick while trying to adjust to her new reality and co up with a plan for her future, and while it was true that Rosalie was tired of staying inside and wanted to explore the world outside the Ashtor manor, the main reason why she wanted to leave was, undeniably, her brother Raphael.
'I would rather drop dead sowhere on the streets than see that scum smiling at
while stuffing his face with breakfast food.'
At first, Rosalie was worried that leaving the house without having breakfast with her family would make her father angry, but when Aurora brought her Manoria tea after Raphael left her room, she told her lady that Lord Ian Ashter had sent her additional money and instructed her to order a dress for the upcoming Imperial banquet.
The maid was also sneaky enough to find out from Raphael's aide that his morning training was canceled as he wanted to get more rest having just returned from an exhausting Hunting Trip, thus, the possibility of him tagging along with Rosalie just to watch her every move and, most importantly, to help her "pick a dress
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