I stood in the hallway, staring up at a large portrait on the wall. The frame of the portrait was adorned with porcelain flowers, astrantias, wild violets and daylilies. The portrait itself was a magnificent painting of Scarlette's father and stepmother on their wedding day. The portrait had this certain serenity to it, and a mysterious edge. It was strange but so captivating that it was hard to look away.Who made this?I'd been standing there for almost an hour, just staring at it. At first, it was to stare at the other beautiful portraits, but then I lost myself in this one. Maybe it was the smile on their faces or their enchanted beauty, or maybe it was the picture as a whole. I wasn't sure, and I didn't care. It just looked great to me."There you are, Miss Sapphire," my ears twitched at the sound of my name, but my eyes refused to leave the painting. "Miss," the person called again, "Lady Sapphire," the person's voice sounded patient but I could tell she was getting annoyed, so
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