"It's Dianne, my inner court official, she arranges all affairs in the Golden Palace… and your stubble here really needs shaving, it's so prickly to the touch."
With that, she caressed Fisher's hand, slowly moving up from his lips, until she pushed away the blindfold that had been sealing his eyes, revealing the pair of black pupils beneath that had long since opened.
Darkness just waking, what entered his vision first was Elizabeth Gedelin, her golden hair slightly disheveled, still young and beautiful. The court robes on her body had also been half scattered by the earlier madness, revealing the complex inner layers beneath.
"Elizabeth…"
Their gazes had met for less than a second before she lowered her head, unable to resist, and kissed Fisher's eyes, making him let out a speechless sigh. Of all the Ladies he'd known, it seemed this greedy one was still only Elizabeth.
