Peace Of Mind (Gwen)

[Brynn Reade]

Alright, this would not be easy.
Brynn chewed on her lower lip as she pondered on what to say, how to word what was brewing inside her. Scratch 'not easy', this would be the most awkward and stupid thing she had ever done! But she also knew it needed to be done, else the whole matter would eat her up inside, this cursed insecurity, the hunches and the interpretation of every little move she had to witness. Already she felt almost poisoned by a feeling she hadn't known to be capable of: jealousy. If it even was that...

But how could she possibly express something she could not even word in her mind? And how could she formulate her concern without sounding ridiculous or overly possessive? Should she even tell Gwen what she THOUGHT she felt inside? That she believed she had fallen for Alex even though they had only met two days ago? Spent one night in friendly company and then another dancing? Could that even be a reasonable foundation of love?
Then, Gwen herself. Brynn had come to know her as a kind and caring person, someone everyone just had to like if he wasn't a total jerk and thought himself high about servants or such, and yet the possible friendship they could have was already tainted by these images in her mind, making Gwen a rival for Alex affection, a probably winning rival. And yet it was nothing but a figment of her imagination... maybe...

For the sake of clarity, she had to know! That's why she had held back the maidservant after the tournament after all.
„Gwen...“ she started and swallowed. Oh great, now she had just ruined the possible casualty of this conversation, instead of getting to know what she needed by the by, she now sounded like she was making some sort of confession. Though, that might not even be so very far fetched.
„How did you and Alex get to know each other? Have you been friends for long?“
Alright, so this was probably not the most unobtrusive way to get to the point, but it was the best Brynn could think of. Sometimes she wished she was a word smith like Alex. He surely would know what to say!

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Tag: Gwen
Timeline: Day three of the festivities after the tournament
Time of day: Afternoon?