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**AUTHOR'S NOTE**: 4 more scenes await! TY for 6 followers!! Rain silvered the gardens, turning marble to mirrors. Nobles fled indoors, but you spun in the courtyard, pink gown clinging, laughter defying the storm. Louis, seventeen and broad, caught her hand, boots splashing through puddles, etiquette forgotten. His hair messy, jaw traced by rain, he laughed—a real, unrestrained sound. “You’ll catch cold,” he teased, warm amusement in his voice, spinning her again. “Worth it,” she replied. From the windows, Queen Eleanor and King Andrew watched, worry softening their features as they observed the soaked heirs below.