<strong>" Evelyna !"</strong>Phera bellowed delightedly on silver high matching heels<br/><br/><strong>"Your dress mistress is amazing ! She even let me wear sliver-sheen ! <br/>Its so glorious I was instantly certain it must be reserved for royalty or a wedding dress but she mentioned that it wasn't so and that I am proper for it ! Such charm your dress mistress has"</strong><br/><br/>The high heels were not something Phera was used to but uncanny elven balance saw her work them well enough to skip with the agility of a barefoot dancer.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh sorry your highness I mean Princess Evelyna" </strong><br/><br/>Phera said awkwardly and curtsied as best she could to an unpracticed posture... straight away her eyes dipped again to the princesses privates then remembering the awkwardness she experienced before flashed back to the princesses eyes fearfully...<br/><br/>But it was hard to stay fearful when the music from the hall was so enchantingly lively... soon its upbeat chords swept all self consciousness aside and before the princess could utter a word in reply the herbalist lunged forward and threw her arms around the girl, the unexpected thrust of breast against breast all but knocking the breath out of the elegant noble.<br/><br/>A faint floral perfume of the herbalist may have been scented, but not while poor Evelyna was focused on being able to breathe.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh Eve ! Thats the nickname herbalists refer to you as when we discuss you by the way, but I mean Princess Evelyna. I am <em>soooo</em> happy your our princess !!! Your -<em>just</em>- remarkable, its sooo true what all the rumors say about you ! That you walk like water and have eyes that dance like fire and all ! I thought the ballads were made to just to get on the good side of royalty but now I know that not why they sing it. Your really did take my breath away and what little I have of my wits !! You just perfectly represent all you do! We are all so lucky its your nature and not your title that makes you so regal.... your just perfect"</strong><br/><br/>Two guards overlooking the scene started reaching for their swords when it seemed Phera wasn't about to let go while shifting their weight nervously - torn between duty to seeing the princess free of the unexpected assault and orders to not interfere with the royal guests.<br/><br/>Just before the guards seemed about to act on the former impulse Phera noticed their resolved gaze and realized a heartbeat later why ..<br/><br/><strong>"Oh .. " </strong><br/><br/>Phera murmured again while releasing her liege and taking a step back. The audiable sigh of relief from the guards that she did would have been humorous to any watching.<br/><br/><strong>"Im sorry I think .. I think I creased your dress.. "</strong><br/><br/>Phera's hands feverishly tried to straighten the creases in an impossibly fine fabric of the royal nobel before realizing her attempts were simply making more.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh bother." </strong><br/><br/>Phera was flustered .. until she looked into the princesses eyes and laughed while clapping her hands childishly.<br/><strong><br/>"Gosh your stunning ! With THOSE eyes ... like <em>anyone </em>is going to look at your dress anyway !  I want <em>everyone </em>to see <em>those </em>eyes of yours too ! When they do they will know I didn't have a choice but to do what I did before and that it wasn't my fault ! They will understand ! It will fix everything, come, come lets go ! They need to see !"</strong><br/><br/>Childish impulses overtook Phera who instantly started dragging the princess by her hand back into the dancing hall...<br/>