Raven
Mirrors surround me as I look at myself dressed in a grand blue silk ballgown with gold embroidered dragons. My hair is braided with gold and green silk ribbons. Jewels that I assume are worth more than houses adorn my neck and ears. I don’t recognize the person staring back at me.
Jane and Kimber help me down from the pedestal I have been standing on for twenty minutes. I am already exhausted from the ordeal of dressing. I want to sit and do nothing, but I still have hours of ceremony left. I sigh as Kimber hands me a bottle of water. I smile at her and take a swig.
“Don’t get anything on that gown,” Thalice shouts. “That dress has been worn by generations of queens.”
I shrug and take another swig before handing the bottle back to Kimber.
“You aren’t taking th
