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The music began again, and it was a little harder to see now, but the colored dust cleared up just enough for me to be able to see my partner in front of me. I let the bond continue to lead me as I clapped to the beat of the music and spun around the other dancers. I laughed and truly felt happy. I just couldn’t believe that a lifetime of this awaited me. A life of festivals and fun. A life loving Bennett. A life that I could finally call my own.
The music got low again and this time I knew what it meant. I crouched to the ground and waited in anticipation for the beat to rise.
When the music picked up, I let out a shout of excitement as I threw the rest of my colored powder into the sky. I tilted my head up to see the colors above, but flour immediately got into my eyes and throat. I began to choke on the powder, coughing as I tried to get it out, but it made my throat so dry it didn’t help. I tried rubbing the powder out of my eyes as they began to itch and tear up.
I thought I heard a scream from somewhere in the crowd, but I was so focused on not choking to death that I couldn’t decipher if it was one of fear or excitement. I tried to look around for Bennett, but the dust was thicker this time, so I couldn’t even see a foot in front of me.
“Rhiannon!” I heard someone yell from behind me.
“Bennett?” I threw out my arms as a way for my body to see if something was in front of me, since my eyes couldn’t.
“Queen Rhiannon!” said the voice again. “Where are you?”
“I’m over here!” I said, hoping my voice would guide him in the right direction.
I felt hands grasp my shoulders and I flinched at the touch. The hands spun me around, but it wasn’t Bennett who looked at me. It was a Vespen soldier.
Fear was in his eyes and sweat drenched his forehead.
“What’s wrong?” My heart pounded in my chest as worry found a permanent home in my heart.
“The Red Bones—” he said through panted breaths. “The Red Bones have infiltrated Vesper.
