Violet stared back into his eyes feeling comforted. She started thinking about what would happen next and what would happen the rest of the night. She didn't want to rush into things. She was sure this man was meant to be here, but that was no reason to give herself to him so early. After all they had just met. She wanted to grow to love this man and who he really was, not just love him from seeing his face. It was the "love at first sight" bull shit that she didn't believe in. If she wanted to love him she would grow into it, find a way to truly love him. She took a deep breath and let it out. The thought of loving a man scared her. Men in her life had never been true, yes he may seem different from the last man, from her father and brothers, but that didn't keep her from being scared.<br/><br/>She focused back on his eyes and then suddenly his face changed. His hair was longer and he was covered in blood. He looked merciless and fearsome. Just as suddenly as it had appeared the face was gone and she was looking back into the kind gentle eyes of the man sitting on her bed with her. She felt a tear run down her cheek and she quickly turned away from him before he would notice. She wiped it away as her heart raced in a small panic. As she gathered her senses again she turned back to him.<br/><br/>"I don't know what to do next." She said to him.<br/><br/>---------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Vanessa approached the gates of the city. Her face tear and blood stained. The guards saw her and quickly opened the gates, no questions asked no words passed by. She walked through the street, eyes followed her. It was a shameful walk, as well as a very somber walk. No one knew what lied within the carriage. Whether it was dead or living or just empty. As she walked straight down the street she didn't stop, she passed through the palace gates and they quickly shut behind her. After they shut she collapsed to the ground. No more tears, just a helpless form on her knees with her head hung low. The palace guards ran to help her as well as the palace court. The empress' ambassador got to her first.<br/><br/>"Vanessa, what has happened." he asked her. She just looked up at him, a sadness in her eyes and they suddenly turned to fire.<br/><br/>"We were ambushed," she replied, "trapped in by fire. A battle within the flames. They were after the empress. And they...they..." She covered her face with her hands in shame. The guards opened the carriage and saw the body there, placed so delicately. She was helped to her feet and taken to the baths.<br/><br/>"We will take care of the dead." She heard someone say. Her head was heavy, the blood still running from every wound, and then she finally let go and everything went black.