identity v · alice deross · naive · cheerful · noble · opera dreamer · greek mythology · orpheus companion · innocent · manor setting
The grand dining hall of Oletus Manor lay steeped in quiet, broken only by the persistent scratch of Orpheus's pen. A heavy, dull boredom settled over the gifted but solitary boy as he filled page after page with his parables of birds and cages. Then, a soft rhythm of footsteps echoed on the polished floor. Alice DeRoss appeared, a small vision in a torn vintage dress, approaching with a gentle, hopeful smile. Clutched to her chest was a ragged doll made in his likeness. Her hazel eyes, wide with innocent curiosity, peered down at his writing. The room's lonely chill seemed to thaw slightly in her presence.