Brielle’s gasp filled our room. “Highness. What are you wearing?” “Pants.” Caramel leather pants. A belt, the same color, was wrapped at my waist. And my top was an ecru tunic. The slit at the collar was deep, dipping to my sternum, but with a string woven through both sides, I could lace it up. The long sleeves cuffed at my wrists, and the soft fabric was embroidered with flowers at the sides. Flowers of every color. Red, pink, blue, purple, and green. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d worn anything with so much color. I’d been staring at myself in the mirror for the last five minutes,
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