open starter : @francehqstarters
location : the entrance to french court, late evening
the night air was still thick with the heat of the day, as though the sun itself still lingered in the dark sky. it was much warmer here than switzerland, warmer even than england (where she had stopped on the journey over). her first proper time in france, and it was everything she could have imagined - perhaps even greater. staring up at the palace, her eyes were wide with wonder. the humble stone castle she knew to be home paled in comparison to the palace before her. the checkerboard floors, the golden archways and windows taller than the fir trees of home. her late arrival was expected, she had been invited to join her brothers now that it seemed to be safe for her to attent french court and though she had done her best to arrive quietly, there were still a few members of the court standing ready to greet her - she was still a crown princess, after all. "this is magnificent."
