Melissa walked slowly into the foyer where her parents, brothers and the others were waiting to welcom the king and the princes back to the palace. Carol had made made wear a long sleeved light blue dress and she covered herself with a white satin cloth since the weather was getting colder. It seemed Carol too had become aware of Elric's obsession with the color.
She stood next to Vivian and her brothers and took a deep breath, she had made sure to wear a corset today, not that her pregnancy was at all visible, but still, there's no such thing as taking too much precaution right?
"You're looking lovely for your king aren't you little sister?" William taunted Melissa.
"I'm not in the mood today William, I've had a rather stressful past couple of days," Melissa responded curtly.
"I heard he locked you up in your room because you uttered the forbidden name," William whispered.