It was past noon when Stormy finally woke up from her sleep and made her way out of her chamber, her tummy growling like there was a wild animal inhabiting it. She was farmished to the core and wanted to go grab herself something to eat.
Since the situation was an impromptu one, she had been in so much rush and hadn't had the chance to put anything in her mouth before setting off on the journey hence the reason she was starving.
Without having to go that far, Stormy was met by one her new maidens who was actually on her way heading towards her chambers to get her. After letting her know that dinner was ready and that she was being waited for by the others, she then led her to the dining hall where about six people were seated round a huge table with a feast sitting in front of them.
Almost instantly, Stormy recognised the king and his two children whom she had met earlier when she had first arrived there but was confused as to who the other three people were.
There was an older man with white greyish hair, seated at the left side of the king, and then there were two ladies that looked like they were sisters due to their uncanny resemblance.
Each one of them was seated beside the king's children, making Stormy wonder why it was so.
Finally making her way over to the table, she was immediately welcomed by the king who seemed to be the only one enthusiastic about her being there.
After thanking him, she went ahead to greet and then took the empty seat beside Allen. Then, she quickly filled her plate with some food and began to hungrily munch on it without any warning.
"That's quite an appetite you have there, Princess Zelda. You must have been starving since," the king observed, causing Stormy to suddenly look up from her food only to see everyone staring at her weirdly. Realising she had been the only one eating this entire time while everyone's else's plate was still empty, she was swift to drop the spoon and went still, swallowing hard.
"A human with a high craving...mmhhh, I bet she'll taste extremely delicious, don't you agree, Reina?" said one of the sisters, eyeing Stormy with lustful eyes, making her raise her brows.
Human...? Did she just refer to her as a human?
Who even calls another person a human or even says they'll taste delicious?
"Easy there sister, this one belongs to me so don't even think of trying to have her for yourself because I won't let you," the other sister added, disrupting Stormy's thoughts while also making her more confused and lost.
What at all are they both talking about? What the hell does she mean by she belongs to her? Was she some sort of property that needed to be claimed?
"You girls should calm down now, will you...? Don't scare the poor princess like that," said the man seated beside the king in a stern voice. Stormy rolled her eyes.
Scare her? Who does he think she is to be scared by two silly ladies?
Pathetic!
Ignoring their weird actions and words, Stormy apologised for her ill manners and waited for everyone else to start eating before she also continued with her eating.
While they ate, the king made small talks with Stormy, asking her questions upon questions about the Avalon kingdom and although she really doesn't know much, she made sure to answer each and every single one of his questions as best as she could.
After the meal, the king took it upon himself to walk her around the palace, showing her around, while he told her stories of his ancestors and how their kingdom came about.
By the time they completed the tour, it was almost midnight and Stormy, after saying her goodbye to the king retired to her chambers and because of how exhausted she was, she went straight to bed without even getting rid of her clothes.
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The next morning, Stormy's warm bath had already been prepared for her and the dress she was to put on was also neatly laid out for her by the time she woke up from bed.
Quickly undressing herself, she slid into the tub which was nearly filled to the brim with water layered with sweet smelling petals of roses and soaked herself inside and for the next couple of minutes, she just laid in the water, eyes closed with her head resting gently against the edge of the tub.
Although she doesn't feel comfortable with what she was doing, she couldn't deny the fact that she was enjoying the royal treatment she was being given.
Back at home, she was more like one of the maidens. She had had to spend her entire time working in the kitchen and running errands for the queen and the princess, but here, she was being treated like an absolute queen and being waited upon by her own personal maids.
Who would've even thought that was possible?
Now, she has people at her beck and call and doesn't even need to stress herself that much anymore. Once she calls out to her maids, anything she wants will be taken care of for her.
In fact, they are more than willing to even scratch her back if the need arises. They even help her to dress up, something she used to do by herself all because she's thought to be a princess.
How much more luxurious can the royals' lives get?
After spending an adequate amount of time in the water, Stormy finally stepped out of the tub and dried herself, then the maids helped her put on her dress, which was a flowery-gold plaited gown and helped her brush her long silky hair until it was smooth and shiny.
Then, they brought over her breakfast, a bowl of savory oatmeal with Chia Seeds and Berries and served it to her.
Since she had stayed up late the previous night touring with the king, she ended up sleeping in and for that reason she woke up quite a bit late than she was supposed to, thereby missing the chance to dine with the others at the dining hall.
While she dug into her meal, Stormy, worried that her absence at the table might cost her, suddenly looked up to one of the maids with worry in her eyes and and said, "Why hadn't you woken me up in time to join the others at the table?"
"The king had asked that you be left alone to rest, your highness," the maid replied, causing Stormy to arch her brow.
"He did?"
"Yes, your highness," she nodded.
"Hmmm, I see..."
Well, seems she's out of trouble then!
"Er... what's your name?"
"Ella, your highness. My name is Ella," replied the maid with a slight bow.
"Alright, Ella... tell me, what fun activities are available here in the palace?"
"Your highness?"
"I'm asking about the things I can do to kill time while I'm here. I have absolutely nothing doing and trust me I might die of boredom just sitting out here. I need something that can keep me busy."
"Oh-kay...!" Ella remarked, thinking hard. For a moment, she was quiet and then her eyes suddenly lit up as she seemed to have remembered something. "Would you like to join the ladies to knit?"
"No, not knitting...that'll be too boring. I want something fun and lively."
"What about reading? There's a big library here in the palace where you can get any kind of book you want."
"Read! Seriously? Do I look like Amy to you?" Stormy hissed. She was frustrated at this point. Ella stared at her with a confused expression. She was lost and had absolutely no idea what she was talking about.
"Who's Amy, your highness?" she inquired, genuinely curious.
Suddenly realising her blunder, Stormy lets out a sigh of despair. "Amy's a friend back home," she revealed. "She loves to read, especially about fairytales, princes and romance," she added, her face beaming with smiles as memories of her best friend came flooding back.
As Stormy continued reminiscing about the fond memories of Amy, there was a sudden uproar, causing her to look towards Ellen with thousands of questions running through her head.
After asking about it and learning that it came from the soldiers who were practicing archery in the field, Stormy became extremely excited. She then decided she was going to head there after she finished her breakfast and true to her words, she did just that.
Immediately she swallowed the last morsel of oatmeal, she got up to her feet and asked Ella to lead the way and like she had been told, when they got there, she saw the guards with bows and arrows, shooting to hit the target.
Without saying a word, she walked over to a pile of bows and arrows laying on the grass and bent to pick a bow up then went on to grab a few arrows and went to join the gaurds.
"Your highness..." Ella called out to her, her voice laced with concern.
"What is it, Ella?" Stormy demanded without ever taking her eyes off the target. She then placed the arrow across the middle of the bow with the bowstring in the arrow's nock and held the bow at the center with one hand, then slowly pulled back, drawing the arrow and the bowstring with her right hand all the while aiming at the center of the target. With her aim right, she prepared to shoot.
"I don't think you should do that," Ella replied, voicing out her worries when she noticed how every single one of the gaurds had stopped what they were doing and were staring at her with utter distaste.
"Why?" Stormy huffed. "Because I'm a lady?" she inquired, then let's go of the arrow, successfully hitting the target right in the center, leaving everyone of the gaurds awed and speechless. Suddenly, they no longer looked at her with distaste but rather with admiration and respect.
They even requested she join them every time they're practicing and so for the next couple of days, she spends all her time on the field polishing her archering skills.
On the seventh day of her arrival, Stormy had prepared to go join the gaurds during their practice like she always does and was on her way to the field when she suddenly caught sight of Allen and one of the sisters whose name she had come to know was Rebekah being intimate.
In fact, seeing that, she wasn't the least bit surprised at all because it hadn't been the first time she would see them both doing something like that. Ever since she arrived there, she's noticed that the two of them seem to be into each other very much and wouldn't leave each other's side no matter what.
At first, she ignored them completely and paid them no heed because she felt they were going to get tired and stop at a point but to her greatest shock they continued to show public affection for each other, each time getting bolder and bolder with their intimacy.
Deciding that she's had enough, Stormy angrily stormed towards them and with no warning whatsoever, pulled Rebekah away from Allen, earning a murderous look from the latter.
"What do you think you're doing?"