#I picture the voices she's placing on Taha Yori and Cassie being

[soraeia]

pt.1

She had almost tried to tear into his throat the moment she felt an arm around her, her skin still fearful of touch---the anger still fresh in her heart, with her mind racing from the revelation that her brother had betrayed her. He had violated and manipulated her at nothing more than their father's behest. But as soon as she was smothered in her beloved's all-too familiar aura, her claws slowly receded. She felt the whirlwind of magic within her slow to a halt anf the shadow of feathers curling around her form. Allisae buried herself into Tahariel like she wanted to disappear.

It wasn't until she was ushered into Yori's gently grasp that she became aware of the scene she'd caused. Throngs of people surrounding them, all eyes pointed in their direction. Pointed at her. She wanted to vanish under the cover of her fiancé's wings once more, but as she watched his exchange with who she recognized as the King of Ahnia, Allisae slowly realized that Tahariel may have been angry with her. This entire debacle had been because of her. She had begged him to take her to Meriburn and this entire scene was everything he had warned her would happen.

'You're an embarrassment, Allisae. Do you know how many nations are at this party? This is how you've presented us to the world?' She could almost hear him say it.

Allisae looked around at the disheveled and destroyed plantlife around them. 'I invited you here and this is how you treat my home? I offer you refuge in it and you return my generousity with this level of disrespect?' She could hear Cassandra's voice, biting and cold.

'I stuck my neck out for you and all you did was mess up again.' Yori's hands on her shoulders suddenly took on the weight of chains.

Tahariel's kindness in ushering her away came as a surprise, but she'd recognized it quickly as a façade to keep face---something her father often did until he called her behind closed doors.

Gods, what has she done? She only prayed that they'll accept her apologies when she has the chance to explain herself...if they even give her that chance...