Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2015 5:39:06 GMT -5
Nathalie lay on the bed, stretched out on her stomach, bare feet in the air, crossed at the ankles. Her lower legs waved back and forth gently as her eyes scanned the page of the book open on the coverlet. The day had been an interesting one. But even the excitement of making land, coming ashore, seeing a bit of the city and then doing a small bit of exploration of the castle could not keep her mind from her books for long. She was clad only in her underwear and a chemise, her pale lavender gown laid out on the bed beside her, ignored. She had so far gotten as far as letting her long hair down from the confines of the braided bun she had opted for, while at sea. Wheat colored tresses spilled about her shoulder and back, and one strand was held between her pale pink lips, where she sucked on it absentmindedly as she read. They were due to present themselves for dinner with their cousins in no more than a quarter hour, and their maid had been in to the bedroom several times to try to prod her young mistress into setting the book aside and getting on with getting ready. Like the gown, the woman had been ignored, for the most part, besides a softly murmured, “Yes, all right, in a moment,” or “Let me just finish this page.”
This deferment had been going on a good half hour, and when Nathalie heard yet again the step of one entering the room, she automatically said, without even looking up, “Yes, Margaret, I know. I’m almost done with this chapter. One more minute…”
Her voice trailed off as she redirected her so very fleetingly diverted attention back to the story in which she was so deeply engrossed.
Evony Tesoro
This deferment had been going on a good half hour, and when Nathalie heard yet again the step of one entering the room, she automatically said, without even looking up, “Yes, Margaret, I know. I’m almost done with this chapter. One more minute…”
Her voice trailed off as she redirected her so very fleetingly diverted attention back to the story in which she was so deeply engrossed.
Evony Tesoro