675-06-14 - Good day
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| Summary: It is just one of these rare good days in the Kingdom of Two Rivers. The Princess Barbeta comes back from a good riding and meets lady Livessa near the castle. To young girls engages into the conversation. | |||||||
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Livessa was having a meeting with the king, about things that happened on the Isles. The girl looks happy enough for the moment at least as she moves back with her guard and maidens.
The courtyard yard is filled with the wilderness of The Dragon. He is as black as coal. However, that blackness has equal twingling of the gold. Long manes are blowing in the wind, when that strong and beautiful stallion stands up on his back legs, snorting impatiently. Then he tramples the ground loudly and looks like eager bull.
The Princess, who is wearing one of her comfortable black dresses, very comfortable for riding and running, is holding the reins of that stud. It may look a little bit improper, but her dress is a little bit shorter than usual dresses of the ladies. However, the princess always cares about comfort first.
A few stable boys look a little bit worried and stressed out, trying to calm down the animal and get it into the stables, somehow.
Another mare is grey in the courtyard. It belongs to the exotic handmaiden of the princess. She baught her as slave in the isles, gave freedom and took as handmaiden. That mare looks very calm as the beauty from unknown world.
Livessa looks over to the noise and she smiles bit, of course she has heard of Dragon, she looks inside to see who might be tending to the beast and she is surprised to see the Princess. For the moment she looks to her, slightly and she smiles watching as she handles him. Carefully she peeks in just a bit closer.
"Hush, my Dragon," quietly whispers the princess, raising her one hand closer to the animal's snout, while another pale hand still firmly clenches the reins. "Hush, my dearest Dragon. You will be alright. Just a few hours and in the evening we will travel one more time!"
The animal snorts a few more times, stomps a bit and then proudly turns away from the princess as he would be spoiled young lady who was offended. The animal tramps after one of the stable boys, who flinches fearfully each time, when the dragon snorts.
Barbeta just shrugs and turns to walk to the castle, where she notices Livessa. The princess looks over the other lady, quite evaluating, before noding, "Good day, lady!"
Livessa moves to watch the princess with her horse as she tries to calm him down and she now knows why the horse is stalled away from anyone elses, the thing was rather untamed or it would seem. She is caught watching the exchange when she smiles and waves to the princess.
The princess eyebrow jumps up briefly, seeing that a bit shy waves. She proudly comes a bit more closer. Barbeta leans her head to the side in order to look the girl over, before asking, "So, how is your brother lord Baldwin? Healthy and out of trouble for now? Did he returned home with us?"
Livessa frowns a little "No Princess. he did not." she sighs and she looks away for a moment. "Not out of trouble and he did not come home, I am disappointed in him.." she says quietly then she shakes her head. "Though many already know that."
Barbeta shakes her had slowly, "Men! They all are the same. Always out and looking for trouble. Sometimes, I understand, why females are ruling the Kingdom of the Isles."
If allowed, Barbeta will lean a bit closer to pat the shoulder of another girl, "Though, I am sure, that he will come back home soon. You look very protective of your brother. That is a very good thing. We, women, always have to be close to our siblings. If not we... Sometimes they would go crazy!"
Livessa looks to her as she comes closer "Princess, what do you know about witchcraft?" she asks as she looks to the stalls then to her as the princess comes closer to her.
"Witchcraft?!" Princess flinches a bit. She quickly looks around as if making sure, that nobody has heard Livessa's words. Then she adds in a whisper, "Why do you ask?"
Livessa shakes her head and she quickly decides the topic isn't one to be discussed she shakes her head and tries to cover the inquiry "no reason young Magisty, no reason"
Barbeta frowns even more, eyeing the lady in front of her intently, "I want to give you a very friendly advice... Be very very very careful with whom you speak about such things. It is alright, if you are concerned, that someone is a witch. If you are, you need to tell it imediatly for me. However, if you just ask about witchcrafts and then will be in a hurry to change subject... Some people might think, that you are considering on learning witchcraft yourself. Not everyone might be pleased, hearing it, my lady."
Livessa sighs and her eyes look upset, "no no Magisty, I.. worry.. I worry for my brother." she says quietly "so many things happened over on the Isles..and. Well I dont have proof and everyone I have spoke to say it is just Love." she says quietly. "You would know if he is under a spell?" she asks the other woman
Barbeta stays quiet for awhile, before stepping even more close to Livessa. She wraps one of her arms around Livessa's if allowed and then whisperes, "Love is witchcraft, my dearest. Love is the most dangerous curse. It makes people be blind, it makes people become deaf..."
A few moments to inhale and exhale, before Barbeta continues even more quiet, "Would you like to have a little secret between us? I believe, that each older person you told such information didn't believe you and looked at you as if you are just a child. They are too old and forgetful... about old times. Some of them are already blind because of similar magic or just because they are drowned into their own problems. However, I believe in you. I even could find out if the magic was used against your brother or it is just love. However, we need to keep it quiet for now. I will speak with your brother. Tell me the name of the person, who you think casted a spell upon your brother and I will speak with her. Then we both will have a little chat again. Though, till then I offer you to forget everything and let others think, that they managed to calm you down? That would be wise."
Livessa raises a brow and she nods her head to the Princess. "Rayne, that healer who was accused of murder" she says quietly "I believe she used the blood of the dead to do something to him because shortly after he became infatuated, all he could see as his duty was her. He even forgot I was even there, and I got a report from his guard that just two days before the murder - Baldwin told this woman he could not be with her and yet after the murder he was found whispering and sharing....moments which were endering."
"Ah! That healer... Yes, everything sounds very suspicious. Leave all this to me, dearest, just for now. We both do not want to look as children in the eyes of our parents, uncles and brothers. Things must be done quiet. I will speak with your brother the moment he will come back home. Then I will speak with that healer. Then the next day I will find you. It was nice chatting with you, my lady. Have a wonderful day!"
The Princess offers a brief smile to Livessa before withdrawing, "Now I need to rest a bit and remember..." she raises one of her fingers to her lips as if asking for quiet. Then the princess moves inside the castle.
