Being yourself is the best. No pretenses and no efforts on trying hard to project something or someone you’re not. It’s the most liberating thing actually. But it also depends on the situation. There’s always that, especially in my case.
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“Are you sure about this?” Leddavhi asked once more after helping me with my costume.
We were looking at myself in the mirror inside her room in the infirmary. There were no palace healers allowed in the area until I was at the king’s palace and I’d be transported secretly by an enclosed palanquin to be carried by four behgirat.
The old woman’s green eyes met my violet ones that seemed darker that night. My makeup was light as well as the color of my lips that
