Token of Love

Daphne did not have high hopes for the dinner.  She was a known outsider to the circle of royalty, and her recent marriage would have been a hot discussion topic among everyone. Daphne expected to be grilled to death. 

As such, she had put on her armor: the garnet earrings and necklace that Atticus got her adorned her ears and neck, and she wore that very same dress that she wore the first time she was introduced to Vramid's nobility.  This time, there was no Maisie to help her with her hair, but the handmaidens in Raxuvia had done a passable job. 

Butterflies fluttered in her stomach, and she had to compose herself while she walked into the dining hall with her head held high.

Thankfully, she had Atticus right next to her, linking his arm with her in a silent show of strength and support. If she had him beside her, the dinner would be a lot more smooth sailing.