Thea slipped away from the dinner party as soon as she could. She wore a corset with sleeves that covered her shoulders and nothing more. Ties zig-zagging across the front, and long skirts of a thin summer cotton. Far more practical than her costume from the night before. Moving soundlessly through the trees and back to the meadow. She was early, but excited. A season at the summer palace would be quickly filled with social engagements, whenever she wasn’t in the skies as a ‘Rider.
With eager steps she followed the trails through the woodland. She and Liam had been careful with their own relationship. Both native to Veren, they’d known the danger of being caught. The pressure that they would face to marry would be immense. She’d appreciated Liam’s discretion, but now wondered if he hadn
