"Here, help me out of this, please," Briana said to Ellie, who began unbuttoning the long row of buttons along her back.
"Now, the joust begins at two o'clock, so we will need to have you dressed by noon ..." Tessa said speculatively, thinking aloud.
"I have no intentions of wearing this to the joust," Briana quickly cut her off, now working on the buttons on the sleeve herself, in a hurry to get out of the silk prison.
"King Dracon gave me explicit orders that you are to wear your wedding dress to the joust. You are to be married right after and will not have time to change. He wants the townspeople to see you in it. I suppose it is for the intentions of showing off his new queen ..." Tessa's voice trailed off.
Before Briana could respond, there was a slight rapping at the door.
