07-12-2019, 08:05 PM
It all weighed upon her. She killed a man and framed the perpetrator in one swift move. The blank expression on her face was equally as genuine as it was a masquerade. Even though it was all deliberate, the scene before her still felt surreal.
Satsume’s voice was her reality check, shaking her back to wakefulness. “I – yes, I am unharmed.”
A guard moved to separate the two, but Cecily signaled him away. “I need no more protection than my own bodyguard. Expend your energy on bringing justice to the intruder.”
The captain of her entourage gave pause for a moment, but Shad’s chiming in seemed to have tipped his opinion to their side. With quick order, the guards trotted off and left the three behind.
Cecily was sure that the other two would be bombarding her with questions. She would cut right to the chase if it wasn’t for the public scrutiny of the nearby patrons.
“I wish to retire to my quarters. Our companions may join us if they wish,” she told Satsume curtly. “I will speak more freely then.”
Satsume’s voice was her reality check, shaking her back to wakefulness. “I – yes, I am unharmed.”
A guard moved to separate the two, but Cecily signaled him away. “I need no more protection than my own bodyguard. Expend your energy on bringing justice to the intruder.”
The captain of her entourage gave pause for a moment, but Shad’s chiming in seemed to have tipped his opinion to their side. With quick order, the guards trotted off and left the three behind.
Cecily was sure that the other two would be bombarding her with questions. She would cut right to the chase if it wasn’t for the public scrutiny of the nearby patrons.
“I wish to retire to my quarters. Our companions may join us if they wish,” she told Satsume curtly. “I will speak more freely then.”
Insurrection - Lady Cecilia "Cecily" of Laus, third in line to the Laus marquessate