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[`sappho]

camilla kept her eyes down on her plate for the rest of the dinner, not being able to bare looking at the prince. how could she marry this man? the prince finished his meal and leaned back against his chair. "lady camilla, lady gwynne, you may take your leave. i wouldn't want you to be tired during the wedding tomorrow," he said. camilla felt like fire would burst from her hands as they twitched. this man didn't care for her at all, he was just using her. she turned to gwynne before bowing her head to the prince. "we will be on our way then, your grace," she said before she stood and walked towards the stairs with gwynne.

[SilentMelody]

the lady pushed her chair out quietly and stood up, bowing to the prince just like camilla. gywnne said nothing to him and followed after the princess, also remaining silent then. it was only until they got into their room that she broke the silence. "can you believe him?" gwynne sighed suddenly and shook her head. it wasn't right of her to speak ill of the prince, but what did it matter anymore?

[`sappho]

camilla stayed silent as she walked to her room, keeping her head held high. she couldn't let anyone see how she felt. she couldn't loss control of herself in public. "you are dismissed," she told the maids as she walked into the room. she waited for gwynne to walk into the room before she closed the door behind her. she sat down on the bed with her head in her hands. she shook her head. "i can't do it," she choked out. she lifted her head out of her hands, revealing tears running down her soft cheeks. "i can't marry that awful man, gwynne, i just cant."

[SilentMelody]

"oh, sweetheart," she murmured gently, saying the words only to comfort her friend though her heart twinged. gwynne smoothed down the hair on camilla's hair and let her cry quietly for a few moments, unsure of what to say. "what would you do if you didn't marry him? would there be any way?" gwynne asked and pursed her lips. it was highly unlikely, but there were some possibilities.

[`sappho]

the princess kept weeping for awhile before she finally forced herself to stop. camilla began to wipe the large, heavy tear droplets from her cheeks. she shook her head. "i can't, i have to marry him. my parents would disown me because of the scandal that would be created," she told her. she had to remind herself, if she didn't do this, she would have no where to go.

[SilentMelody]

it killed her to ask, but she did so anyways. "do your parents really love you if they've condemned you to this fate?" gwynne glanced over at camilla again to see fat tears rolling down her cheeks, but she wiped them away until there wasn't a trace of them left over.

[`sappho]

camilla shook her head. "no, of course they dont, they never have. once my brother was born, a male heir, that was all they needed to marry me off to whoever was available," she said in her raspy voice. she shook her head again. "there's no way i can get out of this," she said with her head in her hands.

[SilentMelody]

"i'm sorry. i'm...i'm going to figure something out. i promise i will," she commended and set a hand on top of camilla's head. "i don't know how yet, but i'll think about it. just need to stall before the actual wedding."

[`sappho]

camilla shook her head. "no, no, i don't want you to get in trouble for me. if the prince finds out we are trying to get out of this then i know you will be blamed. and... i don't want anything to happen to you," she told her, giving her a big hug.

[SilentMelody]

"nothing is going to happen to me," she promised and hugged the princess back. with every embrace they shared, it was getting harder and harder for gwynne to hide her feelings, although she knew that camilla was only being friendly.