Verity, Wicked Queen and Witch (mirror_gazer) wrote in into_the_woods, @ 2014-01-07 18:04:00 |
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Entry tags: | diamonds and toads - prince, snow white - wicked queen |
Trying To Change Her Stars (tag: Henry)
One good thing that came out of Verity's accidental meeting with the woman in the market was finding out she was a princess. It got her to thinking, which led to scheming.
A few facts had to be gleened first. That part was easy; people loved to gossip, and the market place was the best place to get the latest gossip. Apparently said princess was a princess through marriage in a kingdom that had been on hard times prior to the young bride's arrival. Verity could not find anything concrete out what it was about the woman that made the abrupt change in their financial status. Tales ranged from the mundane to the purely ludicrous. But if the financial change was true, it gave her an idea.
The nobility generally drew nobility. This was even more true when it involved wealthy nobility. The richer the kingdom, the more people crawled out of the woodwork. Perhaps she should join them.
Verity had no problem playing the part. It was how she got her husband. A few pretty dresses, the proper airs, and her beauty would all serve. If she could finagle her way into the higher echelons of one kingdom, she would surely hear word of Snow's.
How good it felt to be beautiful again! she thought as she entered the princess's kingdom. She had rented a carriage,driver, and footman. Verity looked every bit the part of the countess she was portraying. The carriage was weighed down with trunks carrying more than her clothes and her precious mirror. She couldn't be too careful.
Alighting from the carriage, Verity looked up at the castle and wondered who would she would be taken to first. Even if it was the princess she met in the market, she would not recognize her. Nor would anyone from Snow's kingdom, should they be in attendance. Her disguise was perfect.