Lux? Her mind felt muddled. Right, she preferred people call her that over her full name. Somehow that felt like a bit of a dream, the real world falling away in her own mind.

The blond looked up. That voice sounded familiar. One of her handmaidens? "You... did my father send you here?" She held her knees closer to her. "You can tell him that I refuse to come until he calls off this silly engagement."