she always did her best to stay low. stay quiet, stay unnoticeable. which, almost never worked in her favor ⸻ the high priestess of dawn was a position that needed to make their presence known, like or not. aruelia performed her duties well. she'd smile, greet the other priestess from other courts, perform the prayers and rituals like it was her second language and pretend this was the life she wanted to live.
aurelia valued the moments like now, when it was late into the night and everything was quiet. it was a double edged sword, for she welcomed the silence but not the loneliness that always crept along with it. the ache of something she once knew, and no longer held.
she sat in a window seat, her caramel hair cascaded down her back in perfect curls, a silken dress akin to the pink of the dawn hugged her fair skin. a book of poetry in her hand but unopened ⸻ instead, her gaze was aimed outwards towards the winter court. it was so . . . beautiful, in it's cold, pale way. under the silver of the moonlight, something she found herself adoring the sight of, despite the dawn holding her heart. aurelia found herself fascinated by the differences between winter and dawn.
" don't you think it's lovely? the way the snow shimmers under the silver moonlight? " she said softly, to the footsteps she heard growing nearer - not bothering to glance over and see whom approached.
closed starter / @lightbcrn












