![]() She knows I need it more than most, so she doesn’t hesitate to fall into step next to me and link our arms tightly. She wears her happiness like the sun’s rays, radiating it to warm those around her. I will not anger the Kaiser and he will keep me alive. And when the voice grows loud enough to push past my lips, the Kaiser grows angry. ![]() It only makes the voice in my head grow louder. Nothing good ever comes of seeing how much they look like me, with their tawny skin and dark hair. Nothing good ever comes of looking, of seeing their dull eyes and hungry mouths. Her two maids struggle to keep up with her, their emaciated frames drowning in homespun dresses.ĭon’t look at their faces, don’t look, I tell myself. ![]() I turn to see Crescentia barreling toward me down the gilded palace hallway, pink silk skirts lifted as she runs and a broad grin spread across her lovely face. ![]()
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