All I Ever Was

Talyssa couldn’t help but roll her eyes at his jest, a hint of amusement dancing in her gaze. She made her way towards him, her movements graceful despite the slick layer of ice covering the ground. “I thought I might find you here,” she said, her voice soft against the silence of the garden. "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Your Highness." her voice laced with playful sarcasm as she teased back, a wry smirk tugging at her lips even as her heart clenched with guilt. She came to stand before his stone throne, the pale glow of her ivory and gold coat casting a soft illumination

For a long moment, she simply studied him, taking in the mix of light and dark greys that marked his large, muscular form. The aqua and pale pink eyes which had always fascinated her, held her gaze with a quiet intensity. She stepped closer, a hint of hesitation in her otherwise confident stride. "I've missed you," she confessed, her pale blue-grey gaze held steady on his own. "I've been preoccupied in books and studies … but that's no excuse.”

"Talyssa Carpathius"