Riane took her time getting out of bed. The sun was pouring in through her window even though it was only eight in the morning. Ah the pains of having an east-facing window. She stretched, rolled out of bed and grabbed her bathrobe as she made her way to her bathroom. She had just…what did the locals call it…”gotten into town” just a few weeks ago and was still floundering around in this new country called America. Despite a few differences in lingo, it was more or less the same as home, albeit a bit more modern.

After taking a quick shower, she glanced at herself just as she was towel-drying her hair. She didn’t think so, but she was so absolutely stunning that she didn’t even have to fuss about such a thing as makeup. She wasn’t too tall, but she held herself in such a poised, elegant way that people would think she was six feet tall. Long auburn hair flowed down just past her shoulders, framing a suntanned, weather-beaten face with a smile that seemed like it could light up the midnight sky. She starred at herself with crystal blue eyes just to make sure her hair was alright before moving off to her closet to get dressed. She had a meeting and she was definitely running late.

She was just running out there door when she caught a glimpse of something in her closet and thought: “Hmm…it wouldn’t do if I forgot to bring that along, would it?”

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