The sudden bump caused her to spin and grab the girl by the arm. Trinh's eyes looked back at her, so she just as quickly released her. Time to pick up a persona. Her emerald eyes hardened.
"Watch where you are going, girl," she replied, "This place isn't as friendly as it looks."
Valdis glanced back over to Trinh, steeling her nerves as the crowd cheered the other eleven girls. Her friend had no idea what it had taken to do what she had done, how long it had taken to come up with a plan. Her gaze returned to the girl.
"You one of the girls here to replace Queen Meira?"
Ilda blinked, taking a step back from the hooded woman. It was the other's eyes that frightened her more than the sharp tone and the harsh words. "Sorry," she apologized, completely out of reflex; it's not the first time she'd offended anyone like this before, although most people would be more annoyed than actually upset. She opened her mouth to say something more, but quickly closed it. Whoops.
Valdis' question, though, made her blink again. The queen's name was Meira? She... actually didn't know that. She should really pay attention, or at least do a better job at pretending to be a devout worshiper. Why risk being arrested and put to death sooner than she had to? "Y-Yes. I'm one of the Twelve."
It was only then when it occurred to her that the people were cheering, and she looked back at the ship to see the other girls lining up to be presented. Double whoops.
The fear flitting through the young girl hadn't been her intent, but the prospect of seeing her former friend, someone who could spoil her plans, even by accident, did not sit well with her.
"You'd better get over there before the guards go searching for you," Valdis replied, "They can be pushy, don't let them see the fear you just showed me and you'll be fine."
For now at least. Trihn's dislike of her may still be around, not that Valdis blamed the woman, stabbing her in the back in order to break the system, even if she knew Trihn wouldn't have died...Trihn had no reason to forgive her.
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"Watch where you are going, girl," she replied, "This place isn't as friendly as it looks."
Valdis glanced back over to Trinh, steeling her nerves as the crowd cheered the other eleven girls. Her friend had no idea what it had taken to do what she had done, how long it had taken to come up with a plan. Her gaze returned to the girl.
"You one of the girls here to replace Queen Meira?"
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Valdis' question, though, made her blink again. The queen's name was Meira? She... actually didn't know that. She should really pay attention, or at least do a better job at pretending to be a devout worshiper. Why risk being arrested and put to death sooner than she had to? "Y-Yes. I'm one of the Twelve."
It was only then when it occurred to her that the people were cheering, and she looked back at the ship to see the other girls lining up to be presented. Double whoops.
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"You'd better get over there before the guards go searching for you," Valdis replied, "They can be pushy, don't let them see the fear you just showed me and you'll be fine."
For now at least. Trihn's dislike of her may still be around, not that Valdis blamed the woman, stabbing her in the back in order to break the system, even if she knew Trihn wouldn't have died...Trihn had no reason to forgive her.