Post by Harpsdesire on Jul 10, 2010 12:00:35 GMT -5
Alicia frowned petulantly at her reflection in the broken piece of mirror. Her latest attempt to improve the sheen and color of her mane (this time with a rinse of marigold petals and rosemary from the garden) seemed to have no effect whatsoever. She sighed. Her mane was already deep golden and lustrous, but, of course, there was always room for improvement.
She had hoped that the treatment she had whipped up between breakfast cleanup and starting morning chores would be the magic potion to give her the light golden highlights and burnished sheen of a highland Doe's mane. She turned away from the silvery mirror shard, itself a reminder that she was mere leveret. It was probably from a larger looking glass that had once belonged to a Doe, before being broken in a fit of temper or carelessness. If, no, when she was a Doe, she would never do something so unladylike. She would be a proper consort to her Jack, not a spoiled child like his current ladies.
It was incomprehensible to Alicia that her Jack had never once seemed to notice her, had never even mentioned that she would be even more gorgeous if she made The Change. He seemed totally unaware of her existence, no matter that she worked herself to exhaustion in his service and kept her long, full mane brushed to a brilliant shine.
Alicia felt deep inside that she knew how to become a Doe, that she was meant to be a Doe, and that one day she would be... but not for a Jack who paid no attention to her at all! She would change for someone who loved her and truly deserved her, and not a moment before.
She sniffed in irritation at these thoughts and glance once more into the mirror. Hmm, that frown was most unbecoming. She carefully composed her expression into a small, peaceful smile. Much better.
