<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 125%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #BF0000"><span style="font-weight: bold">House of Cadell<br/>Lady in Waiting</span></span></span><br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130430235600/wiki-amistad/es/images/thumb/0/02/Scarlet_by_skipta-d5h1tgb.jpg/180px-Scarlet_by_skipta-d5h1tgb.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #BF0000"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Lady Amena Aeide</span></span></span></div><br/><br/>Amena felt fear explode in her as a man stepped out of the shadows and grabbed her, but gave a sigh of relief when she saw it was Edward. She smiled, glad to see him--well, until she saw his face and how he held up her hand. Her smile faded immediately and she could see how angry he was. Without much thought and probably because of a bit of panic, she began to explain the entire day, minus the more intimate parts of it.<br/><br/>Amena was very terrible at keeping secrets from Edward and for a brief moment she wished Yakari would face the man and not her, but she knew that was cowardly. Yakari had been the one to suggest they keep the marriage secret, but she made it out like it had been her idea.<span style="color: #BF0000">"I was going to let you know about it all tomorrow--I just...I knew you would try to stop me,"</span>her voice was shaky as she spoke.<br/><br/>She realized that she likely disappointed him and it was more punishment than anything in the world as her heart began to break. She had not thought he would be this upset, but it was clear she severely miscalculated. If it were any other woman, perhaps someone would have pointed out the fact that it was the first day out of three years that Amena had ever committed a mistake--granted a lot of them in one day, but perhaps it was to make up for all the others she had not made. As it was, however, it was Amena and no one would be coming to her rescue against Edward--especially since no one was around to hear their conversation.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BF0000">"I..I..." </span>Amena stumbled for words, trying to figure out the best way to explain her thinking. She had been so clouded with determination to make her own choices that she had not really thought clearly. She did not, however, regret her marriage--only the fact that she had not come to Edward first.<span style="color: #BF0000"> "I just..."</span>just what? Was scared of the only man she ever trusted in the Kingdom, outside of her new husband? Scared that he would prevent her from doing something rather impulsive?<br/><br/>She had found someone she felt romantically for and knew she'd never feel it for anyone else. She had jumped on the chance to have Yakari, excited that someone made her heart flutter, that someone loved her for her. It was always Lady Amena this and Lady Amena that, but with Yakari it was just Amena and she had rushed to keep that in her grasp. It likely would have never happened had Edward not dragged her down to Yakari, but she did not say that knowing that it would hurt Edward, and she had hurt him enough it seemed.<br/><br/>Her hand was beginning to hurt under his grasp, but she did not complain. Instead, she simply removed her ring and placed it on the finger she used to keep her mother's. She had forgotten to put it back in her rush to see Sir Hagener. Her chin was already quivering, eyes filled with tears, and cheeks blushing with shame.<span style="color: #BF0000">"I..." </span>again, an attempt at something to say, but she knew apologies weren't worth anything at the moment.