Aubrey Wyndham stood alone at the edge of the ball. This was her third ball ever that she attended, despite being twenty-five years of age. Her mother intended to kill her in that room where she spent all of her time, studying and reading. Was that all that she was good for? Studying and reading?
No. It was not, could not, would never be. She could do as she wished. Go into politics. Get married—her parents didn’t even have a betrothal for her. Have children.
Find love.
But all that would be a while yet. For the time being she had to content herself with her studies of mathematics and history and all that boring stuff. She was too old to have a tutor, anyway!
And yet, and yet.
But tonight that would change. Tonight she would find an eligible bachelor to love her. Tonight she would plan her future.
Because her parents weren’t here. And she was ready for anything.
Aubrey noticed a commotion with Count Albert, and took some energy from the Star to use. For Aubrey it felt like that, taking an invisible energy from the heavens which would flow into her body. From there she moved the energy up to her eyes, allowing her to see farther and with more detail, and per her gift. Das Geschenk des Sehens, her mother had called it. The Gift of Sight.
A servant was talking to him, and the two left the room of the ball. Aubrey had no idea why, though, and wasn’t interested in finding out.
No, today was going to be the best night of her life, and a minor commotion wasn’t going to ruin that.