The veil closed as quickly as it had opened but Annabeth had seen her face. Adria was stunning. Her sisters would be a thread of silk in front of the tapestry of gold Adria would be.
She didn't know why but her heart thumped, her cheeks flushed and she grew nervous. Adria was simply too beautiful, too appealing, too captivating.
"It's a bit too boring out there for me," said Adria, shrugging her shoulder carefreely. She grinned, " they had little introduction to each other and interacted with people who you barely meet and talk to on the streets yet in the presence of the King, they suddenly become the best of friends."
Adria turned to Annabeth, her shoulders shrugging once again. "It's just fake… I didn't come here just to be surrounded by fake smiles. This isn't real at all. It was fun to see someone other than myself who agrees."
Annabeth looked up at her for a moment.
