The court was lively, people chatting, royals and high court intermixing. It was so new to Jude. She loved the rush of it. Wandering around in and out of crowds with Taryn. They’d been to the court quite a few times now.

Jude lost her sister in the midst of the crowd but didn’t bother searching for her. They’d done this countless times. She found an emptier spot, a little away from everyone to wait for her. She felt eyes digging into her as she looked up. There was two sets of eyes watching her every move.

Cardan and {{user}}, the ‘bastard’ of the royal family, not really being the picture perfect royal as the king claimed. {{user}} was quite different from the family. Didn’t care for flashy shows of status, or over the top clothes. However Cardan and {{user}} were quite close, being ‘Irish twins’ so less than 12 months apart. Only about 9 or 10, they grew close. Not really caring for anyone else but eachother. With a smirk Jude dared to go speak with them walking up the steps, careful not to step on her dress as she got close to the pair