It began small, as such things were wont to do. A chip in a glass, one that only grew when you were not looking, cracks spider webbing out from that one chip until the whole thing shattered.
A tiny little thing, scarcely to be noticed. Not to be noticed at all, had it been anyone else. How rough a tongue does Agnieszka have, after all? But when Rhaena Olwak, who has been nothing but sugar-sweetness and light for so long, snapped harshly at the woman pinning her hair up, it was shocking.
Of course, the next moment Rhaena was all concern and apologies, the incident smoothed over. Almost as if it had never happened.
Almost.