Was that... pride? It felt like forever since she had seen pride on her father's face. Odette had always felt as if he had no pride left to give. Perhaps it would come more easily to him once she had successfully found a husband. And she would find a husband.

His words, however, caused her eyes to widen slightly. Doing her best to remain calm, she smiled with possibly one of the warmest smiles she had given in months. "Thank you, father." This would be her chance, to show that she was not her twin.