Being stuck outside my own former plantation house looking in for a trace of Alexia, I felt utterly ridiculous. I didn’t dare approach her right now, and certainly not in any manner which the nobles could postulate as a threat or declaration of war.
Still, I sat hidden from all, waiting and hoping to catch a single glimpse of my girl. It took several hours, but I managed to catch a single glimpse as her royal guards flanked her towards the large courtyard where she seemed to be receiving guests.
Alexia was near as I remembered her, with long blonde hair, yellow, and her deep ocean blue eyes. She was several inches taller than me, about five-seven. She wore a beautiful slim red dress which was the color of deep crimson. I spotted the dark-haired youth who came up next to her. Jack was t
