WARNING ‼️‼️
Lumina walked slowly toward her chamber doors, one hand clutching the side of her robe. Her back still ached from earlier, her palm throbbed from Aurelia's boot, but she kept her head high. Stella walked beside her, worried, her eyes watching every movement.
Just as Lumina reached for the handle, a palace guard stepped forward and bowed low.
"My lady," he said quietly, "Her Highness is already inside your room."
Stella tensed at this, why go into her lady's room just like that without giving her any damn face?
"Let me go in with you…"
"No," Lumina interrupted gently, placing a hand over hers.
"Wait outside and no matter what you hear… don't come in."
"My lady…"
"That's an order, Stella."
Stella stepped back reluctantly, bowing low as Lumina walked inside.
She could sense the stress the moment the door shut behind her.
Lumina could feel the presence and perceive the scent of Queen Sephora.
