For she was so allured by the rose's beauty, her fingers were pricked by its thorns.
The rest of the day Blaire spent pondering over every detail Selib had graced her knowledge with. Her mind had been so preoccupied with trying to figure out what she was, what her mother had done to have deserved death, that she had forgotten that her meeting with the Beast was still pending.
She was so distracted by these thoughts, that she couldn't concentrate on the odd lesson Selib gave her midday.
After eating, Sathorn took her to meet some of the citizens of Silver Skin nation. She was amazed by how kind the creatures were, by how happy they were to see her. That was the most she'd ever felt welcomed and appreciated. Her subjects were so intrigued by her, her skin, hair and eyes fascinated t
