*Tallon*
The long staircase leading to the main building was as old as the city itself and I told her that, describing all of the little details I could to her curious mind. I led her inside, where the shiny marble floors caught her interest.
I was delighted when her first instinct was to take off her shoes and pretend to skate around the floors with a giggle. I had done the same thing when I was a kid.
Just for the hell of it, I kicked off my shoes, throwing them to the wind as I grabbed her hand like we were preparing for a waltz and twirling her around on our socked feet. My cheeks hurt from smiling and I felt like I couldn't breathe from how hard we were laughing, especially when one of my spins sent me straight into a priceless vase.
We'd only stared at the broken pieces on the
