If Julianna were a more spiteful person, she would have decided then and there that her entire mission would be to make Eoghan fall madly in love with her. Luckily for Ishara, Julianna did not care enough and did not know how to make a man fall for her, regardless. That aside, she did not have any expectations to see that much of Eoghan.
He could have his pretty-faced and timid fiancee and she would...do...something. All in all she was in hiding and flirting with men was not particularly subtle.
Julianna thanked Ishara for her visit (it was over apparently) and walked her to the door. While she was left wondering if Ishara was had satisfied whatever urge had brought her away from the village she didn't dwell on it for too long. The fire was dying and the cabin was quiet and Julianna was feeling very much like she wanted to ignore every order given to her by the overbearing matron.
The princess layered herself in one of her heavier shifts and a dress with long sleeves. She was still waiting on warmer clothing that was being sent by her family. She had arrived with a pair of heavy stockings, her cloak and fur-lined boots that had been a gift from Darcy. She put all of them on and topped it off with the cloak that Eoghan had given to her.
She had decided to go for a walk in the woods near to the cabin. Just a short walk. What was the worst that could happen? She took a snack of bread and cheese and a waterskin and not much else with her. A short walk! It would be fine.
There was snow on the ground, but it was not actively snowing while Julianna meandered through the forest. Her boots crunched in the snow banks, leaving obvious tracks that she assumed she would be able to follow back. Julianna wasn't sure what time it was or how long she had been gone. The sun felt like it moved differently in Eskra and it was difficult to keep track of.
Maybe an hour had gone by? She was shivering, but trying to ignore it. She would just have to get use to the freezing temperatures.
It seemed to be very suddenly that it started getting darker. She had assumed that it was only mid afternoon, but the sun looked like it was sinking ever further behind the mountains. A strong wind picked up. It was biting cold and Julianna held the furred hood of Eoghan's cloak tighter to her face. The wind didn't relent. In fact, it picked up and pushed her around and brought a snowfall with it. She turned around, knowing that she needed to return to the cabin, but in a matter of moments the boot prints she had been so reliant on were buried beneath a fresh flurry of snow.
Her heart pounded in her frozen ears. A panic twisting in her stomach. She didn't know how to get to the cabin otherwise. All of the trees looked the same and could go on and on for miles in any direction. A feline whimper escaped her as she turned circles in the worsening storm. The scene was darker now with the remnants of the sun hidden behind clouds.
Julianna briefly thought of the horn, and Eoghan's instructions. And then how she had left it in the cottage on the table to prove nothing to no one but herself. It wasn’t like she’d figured out how it worked either.
The forest was getting darker and colder. Julianna was soaked to the bone and shivering so much that her jaw clench together painfully.
Through the flash blizzard Julianna spotted a tree with a large base and hole in the bottom. Maybe she could fit inside, and at least get out of the wind and snow. Either she would wait out the blizzard or be buried in a white tomb.
The hollowed out stump was just large enough for her to curl up in, but she was surprised to find that it was already occupied. Four kittens were already snuggled up in a tight knit pile. They were alone as far as Julianna could tell. "Hello babies." They were big balls of fluffy fur that reminded her of Frostfang. Though these did not share his coloring. She wondered if their mother was out in the blizzard somewhere. Was she safe? Would she come back for them?
Julianna moved the pile of kittens just enough to wrap her form around them so they were all protected from the storm. They protested with gentle mews, but were docile otherwise. It didn't take them long to pile back up in the warmth she provided. "Perhaps, we can survive this together," she encouraged with chattering teeth.
Or maybe they would die together.
He could have his pretty-faced and timid fiancee and she would...do...something. All in all she was in hiding and flirting with men was not particularly subtle.
Julianna thanked Ishara for her visit (it was over apparently) and walked her to the door. While she was left wondering if Ishara was had satisfied whatever urge had brought her away from the village she didn't dwell on it for too long. The fire was dying and the cabin was quiet and Julianna was feeling very much like she wanted to ignore every order given to her by the overbearing matron.
The princess layered herself in one of her heavier shifts and a dress with long sleeves. She was still waiting on warmer clothing that was being sent by her family. She had arrived with a pair of heavy stockings, her cloak and fur-lined boots that had been a gift from Darcy. She put all of them on and topped it off with the cloak that Eoghan had given to her.
She had decided to go for a walk in the woods near to the cabin. Just a short walk. What was the worst that could happen? She took a snack of bread and cheese and a waterskin and not much else with her. A short walk! It would be fine.
There was snow on the ground, but it was not actively snowing while Julianna meandered through the forest. Her boots crunched in the snow banks, leaving obvious tracks that she assumed she would be able to follow back. Julianna wasn't sure what time it was or how long she had been gone. The sun felt like it moved differently in Eskra and it was difficult to keep track of.
Maybe an hour had gone by? She was shivering, but trying to ignore it. She would just have to get use to the freezing temperatures.
It seemed to be very suddenly that it started getting darker. She had assumed that it was only mid afternoon, but the sun looked like it was sinking ever further behind the mountains. A strong wind picked up. It was biting cold and Julianna held the furred hood of Eoghan's cloak tighter to her face. The wind didn't relent. In fact, it picked up and pushed her around and brought a snowfall with it. She turned around, knowing that she needed to return to the cabin, but in a matter of moments the boot prints she had been so reliant on were buried beneath a fresh flurry of snow.
Her heart pounded in her frozen ears. A panic twisting in her stomach. She didn't know how to get to the cabin otherwise. All of the trees looked the same and could go on and on for miles in any direction. A feline whimper escaped her as she turned circles in the worsening storm. The scene was darker now with the remnants of the sun hidden behind clouds.
Julianna briefly thought of the horn, and Eoghan's instructions. And then how she had left it in the cottage on the table to prove nothing to no one but herself. It wasn’t like she’d figured out how it worked either.
The forest was getting darker and colder. Julianna was soaked to the bone and shivering so much that her jaw clench together painfully.
Through the flash blizzard Julianna spotted a tree with a large base and hole in the bottom. Maybe she could fit inside, and at least get out of the wind and snow. Either she would wait out the blizzard or be buried in a white tomb.
The hollowed out stump was just large enough for her to curl up in, but she was surprised to find that it was already occupied. Four kittens were already snuggled up in a tight knit pile. They were alone as far as Julianna could tell. "Hello babies." They were big balls of fluffy fur that reminded her of Frostfang. Though these did not share his coloring. She wondered if their mother was out in the blizzard somewhere. Was she safe? Would she come back for them?
Julianna moved the pile of kittens just enough to wrap her form around them so they were all protected from the storm. They protested with gentle mews, but were docile otherwise. It didn't take them long to pile back up in the warmth she provided. "Perhaps, we can survive this together," she encouraged with chattering teeth.
Or maybe they would die together.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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