After that night, Lessa had been quite active in her attempts to create situations where the two of them could be alone, which made it fairly difficult to keep things discreet. They were both well known throughout the town, easily distinguished by their silver eyes and finer clothing, so he wanted to avoid becoming a topic of public discussion. People loved to gossip about the aristocracy, a fact proven by recent rumours of Lessa's engagement to Lord Edgar. There were only a handful of Silverkins in the county, and as members of the kingdom's ruling house it was only natural that they attracted a fair degree of attention from the townsfolk.
"How am I ever going to leave?" said Lessa as she finished putting on her sundress a while later, an electric blue affair with short sleeves and silver trimming.
