REXANNA
paint my spirit gold
So many things had happened and continued to happen, and Rexanna is terrified of missing Ronin and Remi’s wedding. But with her escape from Zariah, her meeting with the Voice, and seemingly being a target now rather than a pawn, her emotions are frazzled, unable to focus on nearly everything. That is, until Bastien returns to her home with news — news that the Queen is missing, and so she believes it’s as good a chance as any to leave the comfort of her home and her hideaways in case someone came searching for her. And while Bastien was busy crafting his own outfit to wear, she too had been busy making her own. When the day comes, she’s anxious but excited, deciding that she wouldn’t let Zariah and her rules and threats ruin something wonderful. And so she dresses with Bastien, in swaths of gold and creams, showing skin much like her beloved (in case anyone had any questions who belonged with who), and focused on her jewelry. Her dress, golden and flowing, cascades to the ground, and she decorates it with a matching sapphire set of necklaces in the shape of a crescent moon sapphire to match her eyes and Bastien’s clothes; she steps out to brave the outdoors for the first true time since everything happened.
As they reach the gathering, she and Bastien go to greet Ronin and Remi, and there’s nothing but joy on her face as she greets them and congratulated them, before her and Bastien grabbed a seat — her eyes drifting toward the music box they had loaned Phoebe and the rest of the planning group, finding it fits in perfectly here with the event at hand. And when her eyes return to Remi and Ronin, she feels Bastien’s hand on her own and she leans into him sighing softly, squeezing his hand perhaps a bit to reassure herself despite her constant glances around the gathering for those she’d rather avoid.
