It took a while for the full setup to be completed, and at some point, Queen Seraphira was summoned aside by an attendant, her attention briefly drawn away.
The moment her mother stepped away, Annequin seemed to decide the space Violet had been given was hers to occupy.
She drifted closer, hands clasped loosely behind her back, her smiling expression filled with calculation.
"I have a feeling you don't like me," Annequin said.
Violet did not look at her, offering no response. Instead her gaze remained fixed on setup ahead, expression unreadable.
Annequin waited a moment.
Then another.
When Violet still did not rise to the bait, Annequin tilted her head. "Jealous?"
That finally earned her a reaction.
Violet's brows drew together slightly. She exhaled slowly through her nose, before turning to face the Queen of Astaria.
"Jealous of what, exactly?" Violet asked.
