The day had been beautiful, with clear blue skies and the lightest, lavdenar scented breeze, one that mingled with the fresh scent of manicured lawn and shrubbery. Though despite this perfection, where the young woman now sat upon the ground in the dancing shadows of a widemaple tree, she found herself wishing she could have stayed inside. No one else had been in the dusty, unlit library and she had been enjoying a refreshingly sweet glass of wine and a few interesting history books she had plucked from the taller shelves of Ovanmeyer manor.
Lady Greshwindell Ovanmeyer liked to keep her ancestors books tidy, if a little unused, so she knew when she spotted the books, they wouldn't be missed. And it wasn't like she was going to steal them, simply borrow them to read for the duration of the ball.
Infact, she had found herself quite lucky to have gotten to the library without a fuss or, to be captured again by Lady Greshwindell herself. It seemed the fact Phonecia was now of age was most agreeable to the older lady of the house, who boasted the availability of her nephews- all of which were barely older than her cousin Gabin- which was more than a turn off for the young girl. That would be late courting a younger brother- yuck. So as politely as she could, she was able to get out of that' conversation unscathed and realized luck was on her side when she stumbled upon on old dusty book on ancient mysteries and magics of their nation.
She was nose deep in the book when the library suddenly took on more guests, who, most scandalously were not there to do any reading. Phone left as quietly and quickly as she could, face beat read over the sounds and actions the young couple had made. Really.. in a library?
The idea left her a little rattled and not wanting to return to the ball, Phonecia allowed herself to get lost into the garden until she felt comfortable enough to return to her read. It was only when she was a few pages in did she regret leaving behind her wine but that was soon remedied as her nose began to sink further into the book.