The sun has risen high in the sky, the water had run cold, but Adeline and Kucan stayed within it, completely unclad, and yet, not a care in the world. Adeline was lying next to Lucan, her feet still playing around with the petals.
Lucan was quiet beside her, his smile gentle and slightly distant. He could not take the encounter from just a minute ago out of his mind, and it became progressively harder for him to think straight.
"The dance you spoke about last night..." Adeline said, breaking the silence as she turned to him, her eyes taking him in. "When is it?"
Lucan turned to her, then broke into a smile. "Are you excited?"
She gave a small nod. "It would be my first dance. I never had one back at home."
Lucan nodded. "That is strange for a princess."
She shrugged. "I was betroth
