Elize stood before the massive mahogany mirror. She smiled at the vision. Not used to dressing like a queen, she was actually excited to see herself like this.
She ran her hand down her gown. Made from crimson silk, golden roses were embroidered on the bodice with a slash neckline that sat on her shoulders. A golden sash was on the waist that separated the bodice from the skirts that exploded beneath the fine silk beneath. Big golden red roses were embroidered across the entire fabric. The maids had curled and pinned half of her hair up. They had made her wear diamond and ruby earrings which dangled and reflected light on her pale marble skin and a two-chain necklace of diamonds and rubies. She couldn't help preening when they finally made her wear a tiara of rubies.
