Two hours after leaving her father's study, Aristia found herself outside the estate gates, facing Millicent and the other Orrivale children again.
"You all come here on foot?" Aristia asked. The children had come to see her a number of times and they had all been on foot.
The children nodded.
Noah shook his head. "It's not that far."
Before Aristia could say anything more, Millicent came bouncing forward, holding something behind her back. "Princess! Look what we made for you!"
She revealed a flower bracelet, clearly woven by clumsy little hands. It was uneven, with stems sticking out at odd angles, but Aristia's face softened immediately.
"It's beautiful." She slid it onto her wrist, then looked up at Millicent.
[Somehow, she reminds me of Leila.]
Yes, it was the same feeling of like they had towards her, along with the cheerful, bubbly personality they had.
She smiled, "Thank you, Mimi."
