Unlocked by Casey L. Bond

Author:Casey L. Bond [Bond, Casey L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

I spent the rest of the day speaking with the vendors about their wares. Before coming to find me, Trevor went around to many of them, describing me and telling them he would pay them for anything I selected.

There wasn’t much I needed, but I paused at a booth near the edge of the market where an assortment of shells caught my eye. Among the collection of conch shells was a small basket of pearls. Some were the size of a pea while others were larger, but the color of each was unique. The shades spanned from white to peach to gray to pale blue. I picked up one that caught my eye and the woman behind the booth smiled. “Princess Raya, I presume.”

“Yes. How much is this pearl?”

“The Prince said to give you anything you wanted. I’ll square it away with him later.”

I pinched my lips together and thanked her, my eyes welling with tears. I didn’t want his coin, but I couldn’t make myself put the pearl back into the basket, either. It felt like home. Pearls were as common as coin in Paruth, and each tip of my mother’s scalloped crown was tipped with pearls just like this one; dark gray and opalescent.

I thanked the woman again, tears clogging my throat. She simply inclined her head respectfully and offered a small smile. The smooth orb felt cool in my palm as I walked away.

Stopping by the bakery, I asked him for a small loaf of bread and some butter. He threw in a tankard of ale, and I carried my lunch past the castle. The port was busy with men loading crates from the docks to their ships for new voyages. I found a place far enough away from the bustle and sat in the warm sand.

I ate my lunch and then sat there the rest of the day, holding the pearl in my hand.

Missing Tross.

Missing Trevor, and wondering what I could have possibly done to offend him so badly.

Missing my parents and my home.

I even missed my tower.

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