Victoria Whitman was a pompous young girl, raised in a well-off family in America. She rode her horse every day, spent time reading and drawing, and had a tutor. She was much better off than the average American. The girl was taking a break from schooling, since her tutor had other problems to deal with. So, she spent most of the day riding her horse. With her parents gone, she could do pretty much whatever she wanted. She rode through the large plain, smiling, before galloping all the way back to the forest at the edge of her home. She led her horse back to the stable, and gave her a little pat on the head before handing her off to the stable hand.
She got cleaned up with a bath before she headed up to her bedroom, knowing that the house was empty besides the butler and various servants. She didn't mind; she felt safe even with those few people around. In her countryside home, she never felt threatened by the war threatening to break out. None of the threatening European powers would bother wasting their bombs and weapons on the countryside, sparsely populated and hardly militarily occupied.
The sixteen-year-old shut her bedroom door and lit a candle, wandering about her room as she got ready for bed. She put on her nightgown, a soft silk think that went down to her shins. She smiled at herself in the mirror, and sat down at her vanity. She slowly brushed out her hair and braided it in a long chunk down her back, smoothing it out. She got up and shut her curtains, blocking out the faint moonlight hiding behind the clouds, casting silvery light on the forest surrounding her home.
She climbed into her bed beneath the covers, settling into the warmth, and blew out the candle at her bedside. She sighed and shut her eyes, rather quickly falling asleep into that wonderful dreamland. She was entirely unaware of the plot against her, of the dangers lurking in her hall while her parents were absent. Little did she know her life would change tonight.
She got cleaned up with a bath before she headed up to her bedroom, knowing that the house was empty besides the butler and various servants. She didn't mind; she felt safe even with those few people around. In her countryside home, she never felt threatened by the war threatening to break out. None of the threatening European powers would bother wasting their bombs and weapons on the countryside, sparsely populated and hardly militarily occupied.
The sixteen-year-old shut her bedroom door and lit a candle, wandering about her room as she got ready for bed. She put on her nightgown, a soft silk think that went down to her shins. She smiled at herself in the mirror, and sat down at her vanity. She slowly brushed out her hair and braided it in a long chunk down her back, smoothing it out. She got up and shut her curtains, blocking out the faint moonlight hiding behind the clouds, casting silvery light on the forest surrounding her home.
She climbed into her bed beneath the covers, settling into the warmth, and blew out the candle at her bedside. She sighed and shut her eyes, rather quickly falling asleep into that wonderful dreamland. She was entirely unaware of the plot against her, of the dangers lurking in her hall while her parents were absent. Little did she know her life would change tonight.