Mistress Jorja
The 8th Deadly Sin
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Evangeline
I dismounted ungracefully, nearly falling flat upon my back, saved only by a handful of the thick gray mane of the donkey I had been riding. Stiff from the arduous journey, I looked at my surroundings. My father, his servants, and my nanny were gathered close around me, trying not to block the bustling streets. So this is Mystrasi, I thought, Hope the man is better than the city.
I was unaccustomed to such metropolises, and shrank away when a market vendor started to flaunt his wares --- jewelry and silks --- in my face. Everyone seemed so preoccupied with their own business, never once were we offered any more than a curious look while proceeding down the street. The air was not crisp and clean with that lovable tinge of ocean air, it was instead musty and rank.
My looks of disgust were ignored as I was greeted by the servants of the villa. My husband-to-be had been called away on business, so I would not have the unpleasant task of dealing with him tonight. After playing my part as charmingly as I could, I took the first excuse I could get to escape to my room. It was lavishly covered in rich magentas and purples, overwhelming in it's splendor. But the somewhat gaudy decor went unnoticed, as I fell into the soft bed and let it envelope me.
It was the first night of my life the windows in my bedroom remained closed, for I knew instead of the comforting sigh of the sea I would instead be reminded of the raucous and indifferent city that lay beyond these walls. Sleep was slow in coming, and I was tossed through a maelstrom of bad dreams. Towards morning, my sleep grew deeper and my mind drifted to the thoughts of Piero. Thoughts of his grin, the tickle of his breath, the caress of his hands. Thoughts that no properly raised girl, such as myself, should ever have...
I dismounted ungracefully, nearly falling flat upon my back, saved only by a handful of the thick gray mane of the donkey I had been riding. Stiff from the arduous journey, I looked at my surroundings. My father, his servants, and my nanny were gathered close around me, trying not to block the bustling streets. So this is Mystrasi, I thought, Hope the man is better than the city.
I was unaccustomed to such metropolises, and shrank away when a market vendor started to flaunt his wares --- jewelry and silks --- in my face. Everyone seemed so preoccupied with their own business, never once were we offered any more than a curious look while proceeding down the street. The air was not crisp and clean with that lovable tinge of ocean air, it was instead musty and rank.
My looks of disgust were ignored as I was greeted by the servants of the villa. My husband-to-be had been called away on business, so I would not have the unpleasant task of dealing with him tonight. After playing my part as charmingly as I could, I took the first excuse I could get to escape to my room. It was lavishly covered in rich magentas and purples, overwhelming in it's splendor. But the somewhat gaudy decor went unnoticed, as I fell into the soft bed and let it envelope me.
It was the first night of my life the windows in my bedroom remained closed, for I knew instead of the comforting sigh of the sea I would instead be reminded of the raucous and indifferent city that lay beyond these walls. Sleep was slow in coming, and I was tossed through a maelstrom of bad dreams. Towards morning, my sleep grew deeper and my mind drifted to the thoughts of Piero. Thoughts of his grin, the tickle of his breath, the caress of his hands. Thoughts that no properly raised girl, such as myself, should ever have...