Oh dear.

[lavender4luck]

She hadn't meant for anything to happen. It was an accident really...it was.
About twenty minutes ago Sally had entered what looked to be a greenhouse, it contained all manner of plants. Herbs, fruits, and flowers grew side by side tended to carefully by some mysterious caretaker. She decided it couldn't hurt to attempt to locate her family and so

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[lesser_son]

Well, he's new and hasn't been crackplotted yet, so really it's only fair.

He's been taking a great deal of advantage of the fact that food is in abundance here, and by the way no one has warned him off eating funny things lying about, but in any case he is eating theoretically safe kitchen food when the spell reaches him.

He frowns a teeny bit at the unfamiliar sensation, and then shrugs and goes back to foods.

[topofadmiration]

Miranda, coming through the kitchen for something or other, stops short in the doorway at the sight of him and, for a very long moment, just stares.

[lesser_son]

Melou looks up and stares back. Oh, wow.

[topofadmiration]

Blushing inexplicably, she smiles at him.

[lesser_son]

He smiles back, and it's that smile that you never expect from him, that fine, fine smile of his Uncle Gawain's.

[topofadmiration]

Oh, my. Miranda steps breathlessly, impulsively, towards him.

[lesser_son]

Melou pushes his chair back from the table and stands up, taking a step towards her in turn.

[topofadmiration]

She opens her mouth, but cannot find anything to say.

[lesser_son]

Neither can he. Bashful, awkward teenagers for the win!

After a long pause, he offers his hand.

[topofadmiration]

Her hand, when she finally places it in his, trembles. She has never touched a man.

[lesser_son]

His hand is scarred and hard from running around Britain for the last week getting smacked with briars and things, and cutting it with his sword, and he holds hers in his awkwardly.

[topofadmiration]

"I'm Miranda," she says softly, breathless.

[lesser_son]

"Melou, my--my lady."

[topofadmiration]

"Melou," she echoes. "My lord."

[lesser_son]

"You're very beautiful," quickly, reddening a little.

[topofadmiration]

She looks down, to hide a smile. "I know of but the men I have since coming seen, but you are noblest of them."