ALICE hummed softly as she wandered the gardens. parasol covering porcelain skin from the glimmering sun ; luckily the clouds were high this day - allowing her kind to walk freely in a time when they should slumber. crimson eyes danced around ; watching acrobats move so freely against silk and arching bodies that would even make a maiden blush. the sound of cheer caught her attention and the princess -- soon to be queen -- wandered towards it , coming across the vast entertainment field with knights riding aback their valiant steads.
she stood in the back - away from the crowd. she didn't want them to know she was here just yet -- to be rushed away by servants and knights to be confined in the palace until the wedding in just hours approaching. she wouldn't simply be a thing for display. " the french surely know how to make things so grand. a true show just for a wedding ceremony ? " she spoke softly to the person standing in front of her.