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misunderstanding. If we can just get Ashley attention, I am sure she will explain what is going on.” April assured me pulling me through the crowd toward Ashley.
“What if you are wrong? I don’t want to see you get hurt.”
“Are you more afraid that I will get hurt, or that you will?”
I could not answer her honestly as we dodged and weaved through the sea of blonde hair, blue-eyed men and women. I was the first to spot her about ten feet away, she wasn’t smiling and she actually appeared to be lost.
“I told you something was wrong, look how she is.” April whispered not wanting our conversation to be overheard.
I wanted to deny what April pointed out, but if one was to look pass her beautiful silk dress and pearl jewelry, they would see a very unhappy girl. “I guess you are not fully incorrect.”
Sensing someone looking at me, I glanced up, causing my eyes to lock with Ashley’s; without thinking I started waving my hand at her, and for a brief moment the corner of her mouth begun to lift. Then as if someone had flipped a switch the corners of her mouth settled back down and she turned her back to me, completely shutting me out.
“That does it.” I muttered tightly heading toward Ashley, only to have April attempt to hold me back.
“Stop, I don’t know what exactly is going on, but now I am sure that Nerissa is responsible.”
“I didn’t see Nerissa turn her head.”
“No, but I did see the way Nerissa was looking at her.” April stood in front of me blocking my view. “Just wait for me in the corner, at least until your dragon mark disappears.
I could tell from the way the people around me were looking that April was speaking the truth. Without saying another word I moved farther away from April and Cordelia, as the lighting began to dim and the music slowed its pace. As I neared a corner of the room, I spotted a woman carrying a tray of small wine glasses of water. I quickly grabbed one drinking it in two gulps, before laying my head against the wall.
It wasn’t until I felt a burning sensation move slowly down to the pit of my stomach did I realize that what I just drunk was not water.
The drink burning sensation in my throat caused me to cough relentlessly as my chest felt like it was on fire.
“Here use this.” Leo offered me a handkerchief to cover my coughs and a real glass of water. “You should be very careful what you consume when you are in a strange land.”
“Well, they shouldn’t make the alcohol look so much like water,” I rasped emptying the glass of water sitting it down on the floor beside the wall.
Leo chuckled. “Did you not notice the color of the tray, the glass was sitting upon?”
“No, it looked like water so I grabbed it. Why is it so hot?”
“Judging by your reaction you grabbed a glass of stargazer.” Leo’s smug face turned into one of concern as I begun to sway. “The blue trays are water, and the black trays holds a clear potent wine called stargazer, named after the sea-creature the drink is made from. The stargazer is highly poisonous.
“Did you just say poison?”
“Don’t worry, there is very little poison in it, which is what gives the drink its potency. Stargazer is very popular among the Sapphire Kingdom’s people, but not even they would drink it without eating something first.”
“Oh no, what do I do?” I panicked less from the fact that I drunk poison, and more from the fact that everything around me begun to appear purple and bloated.
“Just remain calm, you need more water.” Leo slurred or maybe it was just me.
“Wait, I’ll go get it myself.” I reacted, moving toward the first blue tray I saw, before everything became dizzy and I fell against Leo.
“This seems familiar,” Leo chuckled, causing his chest to reverberate softly.
“I need a hug.” I declared wrapping my arms around Leo, before I could think about what I was doing, which worked for me since thinking caused my head to hurt at the moment
“What if you are wrong? I don’t want to see you get hurt.”
“Are you more afraid that I will get hurt, or that you will?”
I could not answer her honestly as we dodged and weaved through the sea of blonde hair, blue-eyed men and women. I was the first to spot her about ten feet away, she wasn’t smiling and she actually appeared to be lost.
“I told you something was wrong, look how she is.” April whispered not wanting our conversation to be overheard.
I wanted to deny what April pointed out, but if one was to look pass her beautiful silk dress and pearl jewelry, they would see a very unhappy girl. “I guess you are not fully incorrect.”
Sensing someone looking at me, I glanced up, causing my eyes to lock with Ashley’s; without thinking I started waving my hand at her, and for a brief moment the corner of her mouth begun to lift. Then as if someone had flipped a switch the corners of her mouth settled back down and she turned her back to me, completely shutting me out.
“That does it.” I muttered tightly heading toward Ashley, only to have April attempt to hold me back.
“Stop, I don’t know what exactly is going on, but now I am sure that Nerissa is responsible.”
“I didn’t see Nerissa turn her head.”
“No, but I did see the way Nerissa was looking at her.” April stood in front of me blocking my view. “Just wait for me in the corner, at least until your dragon mark disappears.
I could tell from the way the people around me were looking that April was speaking the truth. Without saying another word I moved farther away from April and Cordelia, as the lighting began to dim and the music slowed its pace. As I neared a corner of the room, I spotted a woman carrying a tray of small wine glasses of water. I quickly grabbed one drinking it in two gulps, before laying my head against the wall.
It wasn’t until I felt a burning sensation move slowly down to the pit of my stomach did I realize that what I just drunk was not water.
The drink burning sensation in my throat caused me to cough relentlessly as my chest felt like it was on fire.
“Here use this.” Leo offered me a handkerchief to cover my coughs and a real glass of water. “You should be very careful what you consume when you are in a strange land.”
“Well, they shouldn’t make the alcohol look so much like water,” I rasped emptying the glass of water sitting it down on the floor beside the wall.
Leo chuckled. “Did you not notice the color of the tray, the glass was sitting upon?”
“No, it looked like water so I grabbed it. Why is it so hot?”
“Judging by your reaction you grabbed a glass of stargazer.” Leo’s smug face turned into one of concern as I begun to sway. “The blue trays are water, and the black trays holds a clear potent wine called stargazer, named after the sea-creature the drink is made from. The stargazer is highly poisonous.
“Did you just say poison?”
“Don’t worry, there is very little poison in it, which is what gives the drink its potency. Stargazer is very popular among the Sapphire Kingdom’s people, but not even they would drink it without eating something first.”
“Oh no, what do I do?” I panicked less from the fact that I drunk poison, and more from the fact that everything around me begun to appear purple and bloated.
“Just remain calm, you need more water.” Leo slurred or maybe it was just me.
“Wait, I’ll go get it myself.” I reacted, moving toward the first blue tray I saw, before everything became dizzy and I fell against Leo.
“This seems familiar,” Leo chuckled, causing his chest to reverberate softly.
“I need a hug.” I declared wrapping my arms around Leo, before I could think about what I was doing, which worked for me since thinking caused my head to hurt at the moment
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