Quatrain
Quatrain
“Rowena assured me that I would have complete privacy if I wanted it—which I did—but nonetheless, I washed and dressed as quickly as I could just in case any aliora stumbled through the circular hedge that was meant to shelter me from the sight of strangers. I was not sure how well I would like such an arrangement in the dead of winter; I was far from sure I liked it even in summer.
I put on a dress Rowena had given me, since my own wardrobe was limited. Green and sleeveless, it might have been ...stitched together from broadleaves and gossamer; it felt airy and peculiar against my skin, particularly where the hem swirled about my ankles. But I liked it. I felt like I was clothed in the forest itself.
Breakfast consisted of more foods I couldn’t identify, except for an exceptionally sweet red fruit called dayig. “I love this,” I exclaimed, helping myself to more than my fair portion. “This is my mother’s favorite fruit, though it is rare to get it at the castle. We spent a week at Faelyn Market once, and I ate it every day.”MoreLess
I put on a dress Rowena had given me, since my own wardrobe was limited. Green and sleeveless, it might have been ...stitched together from broadleaves and gossamer; it felt airy and peculiar against my skin, particularly where the hem swirled about my ankles. But I liked it. I felt like I was clothed in the forest itself.
Breakfast consisted of more foods I couldn’t identify, except for an exceptionally sweet red fruit called dayig. “I love this,” I exclaimed, helping myself to more than my fair portion. “This is my mother’s favorite fruit, though it is rare to get it at the castle. We spent a week at Faelyn Market once, and I ate it every day.”MoreLess
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