Melina Calador: *knocks on the door*
Arianna Locke: *looks up from her spot, laying on her stomach on the bed*
Arianna Locke: Who is it? *calls over*
Melina Calador: Melina Calador, my lady.
Arianna Locke: *puts her finger in between the pages as she closes the book, and perks up*
The skies clear.
Arianna Locke: Oh! One moment my Lady! Let me get appropriate!
Arianna Locke: *slips from the bed, smiling happily and turns to put her bodice back on*
Elaine Cavedale: *she steps to the side, as if not wanting to be seen until Melina says so.*
Arianna Locke: *ties the dress's laces tightly as she can, sucking in her stomach*
Arianna Locke: *then runs her hands along it, straitening everything out*
Arianna Locke: Good day my Lady!
Arianna Locke: *curtsies formally and gracefully to her*
Elaine Cavedale: *has her eyes closed*
Melina Calador: *smiles faintly, bowing her head*
Arianna Locke: Excuse us, Damion it's alright!
Arianna Locke: Would you care to come in, my Lady? *backs up*
Melina Calador: I brought Elaine. May we both come in?
Jazani Laikra strikes up camp and retires.
Arianna Locke: *her eyes widen and her face blanches*
Melina Calador: *sounds all business as she speaks*
Arianna Locke: *then she stiffens formally and nods once firmly*
Arianna Locke: I suppose it would be appropriate if she's with you, my Lady.
Elaine Cavedale: *she takes a slow breath...*
Melina Calador: Elaine, inside.
Arianna Locke: *smiles reassuringly*
Melina Calador: Thank you.
Elaine Cavedale: *then slowly, follows Melina.*
Elaine Cavedale: *She looks considerably different.*
Arianna Locke: *purses her lips and holds her arms to her sides, her hands slightly closed*
Elaine Cavedale: *For starters, her hair is very well brushed into two pigtails.*
Kain Ocelot has broken fast.
Arianna Locke: *looks to Melina, smiling slightly*
Elaine Cavedale: *She is also wearing make-up, and her bodice is -much- tighter than usual - all*
Elaine Cavedale: *in all, she looks much more like a noblewoman.*
Arianna Locke: How may I help you, Lady Melina?
Elaine Cavedale: *isn't looking at Arianna, her eyes are somewhere along the ground.*
Elaine Cavedale: *she clasps her hands lightly in front of herself*
Melina Calador: Elaine told me what had happened.
Arianna Locke: *blushes, but forces herself to look up still and in Melina's eyes, but her voice is cool*
Na'ilah Nashwa has broken fast.
Arianna Locke: I see.
Melina Calador: And as my lady-in-waiting, she not only shamed herself, but myself as well.
Melina Calador: For that, I offer you my humblest apologies. She has been properly disciplined.
Arianna Locke: *purses her lips, the only thing proving her nervousness is a slight shift of her hips*
Kain Ocelot strikes up camp and retires.
Arianna Locke: *she smiles slightly at that, relaxing somewhat now and bows her head formally*
Melina Calador: And she is here to apologize and to give her assurance nothing of the sort will
Melina Calador: happen again.
You see: walnut leaves
Elaine Cavedale: *keeps her eyes down low.*
Melina Calador: *looks to Elaine harshly*
Arianna Locke: Of course I accept your apology, my Lady... I consider you one of my dearest friends.
Arianna Locke: *smiles warmly to Melina*
K'ohn-K'ahn Blu'drai'ker has broken fast.
Arianna Locke: And I trust that you have taken care of this matter appropriately.
Athos Dumas strikes up camp and retires.
Arianna Locke: *her eyes never shift yet to Elaine, but fall on Melina with a fondness*
Elaine Cavedale: *she doesn't look up, or say anything, unless instructed to.*
Melina Calador: Thank you, my lady.
Grimaud Larson has broken fast.
Melina Calador: Elaine? What do you have to say for yourself?
Arianna Locke: As for myself, now realizing this has been dealt with accordingly, I no longer see a
Arianna Locke: reason why I can not continue my visits to your home, if I am still welcome.
Arianna Locke: *warmly to Melina*
Elaine Cavedale: *she waits for Arianna to finish.*
K'ohn-K'ahn Blu'drai'ker strikes up camp and retires.
K'ohn-K'ahn Blu'drai'ker has broken fast.
Melina Calador: *smiles a little*
Elaine Cavedale: *swallows, near imperceptibly, as she slowly raises her eyes, not letting them*
Elaine Cavedale: *linger anywhere before they reach Arianna's.*
Arianna Locke: *finally turns to Elaine, now stiffening a bit, seeming more than formal as she*
Melina Calador: You are always welcome, Arianna.
Arianna Locke: *looks to her cooly*
Elaine Cavedale: *The first striking thing about her eyes, other than the makeup, is the look of*
Elaine Cavedale: *shame. Sincere shame.*
Elaine Cavedale: *looks at her for a few seconds, gathering her thoughts, before speaking*
Melina Calador: *folds her arms across her chest*
Arianna Locke: *folds her arms slightly, her expression is almost exact mimicry of Elizabeth*
Elaine Cavedale: I am sorry for what happened, Lady Locke.
Elaine Cavedale: It was absolutely out of line.
Arianna Locke: *nods slowly, once, and waits a moment to see if she continues*
Elaine Cavedale: A misunderstanding that... I can assure, will never happen again.
Elaine Cavedale: *still keeps going*
Elaine Cavedale: What I did was wrong... from any possible perspective.
Elaine Cavedale: I betrayed your trust, and my lady Melina's trust, and the trust of everyone
Arianna Locke: *actually flickers a slight smile at that, nodding again once and waiting to see if*
Elaine Cavedale: who trusted me.
Arianna Locke: *nods again slightly*
Elaine Cavedale: *her face remains absolutely stoic*
Elaine Cavedale: *she still continues*
Jazani Laikra has broken fast.
You see: Jazani Laikra
Elaine Cavedale: *But only after a two-second pause.*
Elaine Cavedale: It's not right for a woman to kiss a woman, and I can only blame myself if
Elaine Cavedale: what I considered... a show of affection, was misunderstood by myself as such.
Akilah Ghaniyah strikes up camp and retires.
Na'ilah Nashwa strikes up camp and retires.
Elaine Cavedale: Again... I apologize... and am deeply ashamed of what I did.
Night has fallen.
Elaine Cavedale: *she's either a damn good liar, or she is in fact quite sincere - because she*
Elaine Cavedale: *certainly seems to be sincere.*
Arianna Locke: *purses her lips slightly and mulls this over for a few moments*
Elaine Cavedale: *judging by the way she says the words, she means every single one of them*
Elaine Cavedale: If in any way I can make it up to you, I will.
Elaine Cavedale: *and seems to be done.*
Arianna Locke: I trust Lady Melina explained to you the -reputation- that happens to young ladies
Arianna Locke: who indulge in certain behaviours with others? For I should hate to see someone I had
You see: a sapling
Arianna Locke: wished to be a good friend, end up with such reputation.
You see: a bed
Jazani Laikra: *opens the chest and removes the last of her things from it*
Elaine Cavedale: *she takes two seconds to serenely think, as she hadn't been expecting this, but*
Elaine Cavedale: *her tone remains formal and serene, as does her face.*
Elaine Cavedale: Without Lady Melina's guidance, I fear that I would have fallen in the bad
Elaine Cavedale: graces of many, and shamefully deserved such a reputation for condemnable acts
Elaine Cavedale: such as the one I did towards you, my lady.
Arianna Locke: *smiles slightly again, nodding her acceptance of this*
Melina Calador: *remains silent and looks to Arianna*
Arianna Locke: Very well, as long as you have learned that such things are -highly- inappropriate
Arianna Locke: Then I can do no other than accept your appology, Lady Elaine.