setting : the first feast of yule, ayca mallister finds herself in the middle of a situation with lucius rivers. its his fault, she's certain. ;; starter for @lucius-rivers
long wooden tables once filled with roasted meats and spiced pies were not emptied of their contents as the feasters had their fill of the meal placed before them. house bracken had certainly outdone itself with their night of hosting. revelers clad in velvet gowns and furs now took to the dance floor, the musicians playing a lively jig, and the crowd suddenly growing bigger. ayca, who stood to the side of the room in observation of the dancing, realized she was slowly being moved backwards towards the wall - or what she believed was the wall.
she could not say if a dancer bumped her, the bastard bumped her, or perhaps simultaneously the two of them backed into the table containing a beautifully decorative seven-pointed star, but as she turns around to see what has happened, she watches wide eye as it falls, corners of the star breaking off as it collides with the floor. hand moves to her mouth to cover her gaping jaw and the look of shock now over her features.
the loud music and merriment occurring in the room distract from the chaos happening just behind her. amber hues quickly dart to look at the tall man standing near her, and eyebrows furrow in anger at what has just happened. she wondered for a moment if it was on purpose.
"did you not see me standing here?" she questioned, tone very much accusatory.









