Chapter51:

“So? What do you think?” I twirled slowly as Morpheus, Ally, Warrick and Zara looked on as we all stood in the garden at the Guardian’s Citadel.  “I love it!” squealed Ally, coming over to touch the soft fabric of the lilac ball gown.  “You look beautiful.” Morpheus said solemnly, more nervous about the night than I was.  Warrick and Zara merely looked at the dress sceptically, trying to figure out where I had hidden the Rose. The sword had been strapped to my inner thigh strategically so that I could move unrestricted by the blade. I had practiced moving about for about twenty minutes before I was one-hundred percent certain that the sword was undetectable and that I could get to it quickly. “Are you sure you’re ready?” Zara asked, handing me the diamante covered lilac mask which had been made to match the dress.  I merely nodded, moving over to a silver panel on the citadel’s exterior wall so that I could use it as a mirror. My hair and makeup had been artfully done by Ally so that I