51 Chapter 51 Tea Party (2/2)
There was a knock on the door, and Stella went to answer it. The guards had been getting really good with screening who could come to the door. They all knew that the slaves didn't have to wait for someone to answer the door, they could just knock, then come on in. A woman came in carrying two packages, and they both knew their outfits for the ball had arrived. The next two hours were busy with them trying them on, and making sure they would fit.
Joseph wore a proper tuxedo, and Stella wore a beautiful dress that made her look more like Sylva than Stella. He caught himself staring at how beautiful she was in it, and had to look away. He was way to young for that stuff!
She was beaming at it. Apparently, the seamstress had even included the slits so she could run if she needed to, and she could reach a knife she placed in a sheath on her inner thigh. He felt proud that she was finally getting something she actually wanted. Not something that someone else had thought to get her, but something she designed herself.
After the seamstress made a few last-minute adjustments, she left.
”Don't take the dress off yet! I need to get something!” said Joseph, running to his bed.
Stella watched in confusion as he returned with the bag of jewelry his father had left him for emergencies. Coins would have been too bulky and noticeable, and jewels were worth more. Her eyes lit up as he pulled out a matching set of earrings and a necklace. Her eyes went wide when she saw them. The necklace was a 1 carat star sapphire on a platinum chain and the earrings were ½ carat sapphires.
”I wanted to get you rubies, because they went with your eyes from your past life, but I thought these would go with your dress better.”
”I love them! I don't know if I can wear the earrings though, my ears aren't pierced.”
”That's okay, these pinch your ears instead of pierce them. You'll have to be careful not to lose them, but I think you'll not have any problems with that.”
”Well, I think you are adorable in your suit.”
He froze as he handed her the jewelry, then sighed. He was hoping to be more handsome, but he was willing to take whatever he could.
As they carefully packed the clothes away, Joseph thought over his progress while at the castle. He had been there for 25 days. The 200 hours of exercise and 100 hours of dancing were completed last night, so he was able to get both fit and flexible. They were planning to practice dancing so he could get used to the added advantages before the ball. He had finished PURIFY FOOD a few days ago, but he wanted to be flas.h.i.+er about how he cast it, in the hopes of getting a bonus of some kind, unlike when he cast DECAY the other day. So, he was planning to wait until they were up in the north to cast it.
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