Liquid sunsets

Evelyn checked herself in the mirror once more before looking out of the window again. It was already late in the afternoon, but she couldn’t deal with court anymore. She had stayed several days inside of the room, and even though it was all just perfectly set up for her, got her maids signed to her to bring food and everything else she needed, and came in regularly to check in on her progress. But the air was getting thicker and she felt like she needed to go out. It brought her back to another memory that popped up again since she lost so many of them. On Cois Eve got out almost every day, and since the island wasn’t that big the ocean was always very close. If she got the change she took a horse and run along the waves as they came up the sand.

Sometimes her sister would go along, most times it would begin as a walk on the beach, getting closer and closer to the water. Then it would begin with making each other’s feet wet and it would always end with the both of them completely soaked. Evelyn smiled while thinking back to the time they were young. But with that a worried feeling came up, it was the same as the feeling of absence of her. They could go without each other, really now they needed to handle more and more diplomatic subjects the time together was different. But now, now she had experienced dead from so close by it changed. If it was a deliberately move, which was likely because of her title, her sister was open for attack. And with that it meant that Sasha was now the successor, the Duchess of Cois, which made her vulnerable for everything she was under now.

Shaking the thought off Evelyn pulled herself out of the fogginess to head to the door. She had let everyone know that she was going to Brightwater Keep and as she expected the carriage was waiting just outside of the palace. With little resistance she agreed to have her protected by the guards of Rhoynar, ones that would keep her in sight. Because she trusted the Duke, Trystane so much she couldn’t cancel the whole process. How weirds things could go. It was already late when she finally arrived to the quiet streets of Brightwater. But not only her need of fresh air was her reason to get out, rumors told her a ship from Cois had come to here, a ship that wasn’t necessarily for trading and that made her wonder. Evelyn wanted to get to the bottom of this, and that preferably yesterday instead of tomorrow. As she turned around the corner, the guards following her on her heels she saw a figure that she could recognize blindly, could it be?!

The streets were quite vibrant for the time of the day. Brightwater keep had its reputation, having a wild nightlife almost every night. The busy trading city housed many pirates for the night that had plenty of time to sleep on the seas around Rhoynar. Cois was not so busy, only when there were special events, or at the weekend nights. And even so it was a pretty calm compared to the big capitol. Now, there were a couple of relatively quiet hours. The market hours were over and it was just after dinner time. Soon the beginning of the nightlife would start, making the streets busy again.

Although the guards were not her own, she felt safe with them. Maybe the man that were signed just felt trustworthy, maybe it was the man that assigned them. The duke that had helped her so much, including saving her life. Evelyn’s view refocused on the streets and the one figure that stood out above the rest. It could almost be called characteristic how her slender posture moved towards a shop. What seemed to be a little bakery. Even though she wasn’t totally sure that it was her sister that could be walking in the store, she wanted to know. She didn’t get any clue of where anyone was now she was supposed to be dead. Only in the castle of Trystane they knew Eve was alive. But she also knew her little sister loved adventures and traveling.

As she stepped towards the door she sighed, reevaluating her plan of stepping through the door and looking for the one she cared about so much. The chances were so little Eve could find her here, but at the same time, her eyes didn’t lie that often to her either. Setting foot across the doorstep she looked around, her guards taking sharp notice of the place. Then she saw her, and the sheer beauty her sister had always have since they were children. Evelyn recognized every little detail about the woman, but still wasn’t sure if her minds was playing tricks on her. ’Sas,’ Her words, spoken so doubtful and out of breath. ’is that really you?!’ Unsure she awaited the reaction, while she could finally get the answer if she had seen it right.