NEW GUARD

She picked out about four more dresses before getting me a simple one with a round neck.

I wasn't interested in wearing if the extravagant clothes that were worn in Nocturna.

Not today at least.

She got me dressed and I looked in the mirror.

I considered putting my hair in its single usual braid but I changed my mind.

I let the orange curls dangle free all the way past my waist.

"You need to leave your hair down more often." Desi smiled at me.

I gave a weak smile and then she picked some make up.

"Your eyes look tired." She said. "I know you cried."

I bit my lip. "You can't let Ilnia know she got to you."

Then she did me a little make up and my face was void of the weak expression I had.

She just stared at me. "You know that your eyes are now brown."

"What?" I asked.

I quickly turned to look at the mirror and realized that my eyes had drained of color.