An tap on her door instantly brought Elaine out of her thoughts."You may enter." She called out.Turning to face the door, she smiled as her mother, Thea, gracefully entered the room and joined her at the mirror. She glanced at her mum with curious eyes as she hadn't expected this little visit. A pleasant surprise that started her day. "My baby is all grown up now…" Thea began, her voice smothered in pride and emotion. "Mum." Elaine cringed at her mother's choice of words. "Your brother would be so proud of you, as we all are." Her mother stated, fussing with her hair. "Doesn't feel that way sometimes. I really miss him, mum." She admitted softly. "Oh, honey! I miss him too." A v line formed in the middle of her forehead as she wallowed a little in a second of grief. Without another word she embraced her mother in a comforting hug, feeling relief from the overwhelming moment of grief herself. She did not want to ruin the celebratory day with tears and sadness as that isn't what

Looking Elaine up and down, eyeing her offered hand in particular, a smile spread across Odette's face as she reached out and shook the hand of the Princess. It wasn't exactly the gruesome results she had been looking forward to, but it was only a matter of time before the lives of everyone Elaine knew would be torn apart. No one ever succeeded with such a mission and there was barely any chance that a member of the royal family could survive the dangers that rested beyond the borders of Delphi. A wave of guilt washed over her as she heard the exasperated cries of her devastated parents and the ear bashing that Isabel was giving her - even though she had tuned the fairy's voice out. This would not be an easy decision for her family to accept, and she doubted that they would ever be okay with what she had chosen, but they knew why. She didn't even have to explain that part to them because they already understood that she was doing it for the love of family. What they didn't know thou