Dong . . . . Dong
Under clear skies, bright blue but beautiful. There were people gathered in various places and ran from the north, heading south while carrying cargo in their hands. It was as if they were about to give an offering or even to do a massive celebration in the country.
The clock tower is decorated with pink ribbons and roses and gardenia around fences throughout the country. Despite the many combinations of the two flowers, there is only one place that is not touched by both types of flowers. Palace.
Unlike the flowers worn by the cities under the King leadership, the palace chose to use yellow chrysanthemums, jasmine flowers, and beige roses. With hope, this celebration gets blessings and will always be in God's protection. Gratitude and prayer continue to be offered by the King and the Queen, just when a new member of the family kingdom has been born into the world. More precisely a princess who has been born into the world.
"Hey, don't put a vase there, step aside a little so will not be kicked by the guest at the reception"
"Step aside where else baldy, this is the most out of the way"
The chatter and footsteps that kept repeating in every room in the palace indicated the busyness of the activities of the palace dwellers. Young servants have the task of lifting and moving things, quite heavy but worth the energy they still have. While the old servants, coordinate the ordered items, giving direction to the young servants regarding the laying of furniture and other room decorations.
Amid the busyness of the servants, not to be missed also from the orders of the King who walked around from the inside and to the palace garden. With a dashing face, tall, fair-skinned, complete with golden brown hair and a long brown beard at the bottom of his chin and violet trinkets on both eyes adorning his face, with the authority he walked down the aisle connecting to his private room and his beloved Queen.
When he arrived at the door of his room, without waiting he immediately turned the doorknob and slightly pushed it to make an opening for him to enter.
In the scorching sunlight coming in from the large window attached to the right side of the room, stunned a middle-aged woman with black hair braided back, red-manic in both eyes, with clean white skin and a long red-heart dress she wore added to the charisma of the Empress who had divided her status from only a wife of the King of the kingdom of Osforia to a mother of the first child born this morning at 9:00 a.m. At the same time, the big bell from the north tower rang, a sign that the working people can start their work that day except for the traders, servants and palace guards who had to work 4 hours earlier than other workers.
"Look, honey, she's so energetic and listens to her little laugh. So adorable." Said the Queen who gently held the hand of the little one who was now a collection of happiness in the kingdom of Osforia.
Without much thought, the king immediately changed his firm, stern, and authoritative attitude to be more relaxed and a little childish "Oh oooh ho ho ~ look who can't wait to see the world" he slowly took over the sling and then with a happy and proud look he laughed, and his laughter was followed by the little violet-eyed baby in her arms.
The 27-year-old woman smiled with relief and astonishment at her husband's behavior which was unable to keep his King's image. "Don't shake her too much, she'll feel nauseous"
Without even looking at his wife, King Eiji continued to look into his child's eyes. "Let me tell you, the future ruler of Osforia and my queen, Lenski and Devia were unable to attend tonight's festivities due to Devia's unstable condition to be abandoned."
"I see, it's very unfortunate. May they be given protection from all harm," said his wife.
The two Osforia noblemen eventually decided to spend time with their children in their private garden. Considering Adelicia, the queen needed fresh air to refresh her mind.
Jokes and laughter from the King were heard by the servants, those who were busy near the private park for a moment peeking at the activities that took place in the garden. Unexpectedly, their King who was always considered harsh and perhaps quite scary could laugh softly like a child in the hot sun with the fragrance of red roses growing around the garden.
Adelicia who asked her husband about the progress of preparations for their child's birth party tonight, seemed quite worried, afraid that Eiji was pushing himself and reluctant to take a break for some time from his work. But the man simply laughed and stroked the royal woman's head while saying that it was the responsibility of a man to bear more weight than women.
Hearing the husband's answer, Adel frowned slightly and turned her attention to the baby who was only 4 hours after her birth. She has not dared to take the child out, because she is still very vulnerable. But the royal physician said a baby needs the warmth of the sun to warm her body, as a substitute for the amniotic fluid that used to warm her in the womb.
From the corner of his eye, he can tell that his wife is annoyed at him for overworking and always forgets the needs of his own body. There is not a day without him feeling grateful to have Adelicia as the woman of his dreams until the end of his life. When seen from the outside, she looks so calm and graceful. But behind all that, tucked in a chatty nature and carefree worry about other people around her. To be honest, Eiji who became the ruler of Osforia did not ask for more than his wife, but God willingly gave him and his people a gift full of blessings in the future.
A girl- meaning a beautiful and adorable baby girl who was born from his wife's womb and will enjoy her life in the land of Osforia. Her homeland and other founding ancestors of Osforia.
"Sorry to disturb Your Majesty's quiet time, but there seems to be a problem with the supply of ingredients for tonight's party dessert."
The King sighed and walked to where the grocery dealer's place where his personal butler was referring to.
From a small problem that could be solved quickly and easily, King Eiji solved the problem within 2 hours after which he was forced to go around as well and instruct the head of the royal guard for the event later that night.
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What was originally lighting in the city came from sunlight, turned into street lamp trinkets and residents' houses that adorn the neighborhood in Osforia. Many dignitaries and kings from various kingdoms came to enliven the birth party of princess Osforia. The sound of horse hooves and car engines broke the silence of the night which is generally normal in this country.
Back to where Adelicia who had pouted while looking in the mirror in her room while wearing a long dress in the blue of the night sky, with a sapphire jewel in the middle and a navy blue lace surrounding her body as if it functioned as a scarf. Not to mention the glitter radiance attached from the dress with a plain motif but has 3 layers of fabric, with the deepest layer that emits a shallow sea blue color, to the outermost layer of shallow blue sky that envelops and decomposes backward as if to make the queen the center of attention of all guests. Equipped with a gold necklace with a teardrop pendant that lined up to 2 levels, namely top and bottom, leaf-shaped earrings with a sparkle of turquoise hanging on both of her earlobes and and a gold crown that rested on top of her head, adding to her charisma which will soon descend the stairs. and welcome guests.
"As I thought, I gained weight after my pregnancy," said the Queen.
A maid who had been standing and staring at the queen just smiled, there was no way she would suddenly laugh at the number 1 woman in the country where she lives now. It wasn't the Queen who would scold her, but it was Hosuri who would smack her head because he as a teacher who taught all the servants in the palace would feel ashamed because one of his students behaved impolitely.
Nu uh, it turns out that even though she tried to hide her laughter, the Queen seemed to feel it then raised her right eyebrow and smiled resignedly to the maid.
With a slight bow, she saluted "N-no, please forgive me if I made you feel that way. But really, you look much prettier than before the princess's pregnancy" said the maid.
Adelicia just smiled broadly and then faced the mirror which was commensurate with the queen's height. "Lessons learned from smart teachers, not all of them end up being knowledge. I seem to understand those words."
From outside the room, a piano chanting and violin tones accompanying the steps of the Osforia royal dancers who were entertaining all the guests in the ballroom and enjoying the dishes that had been served.
"I never thought you'd be able to attend my party despite the conditions you were in last season Lucas." Then King Eiji shook the hand of his best friend who was also a king of the kingdom that had stood longer than Osforia. Kingdom of Thedric.
King Lucas smiled wryly at his best friend and held his friend's hand "How could I miss my best friend's happy day. It's been a long time since I breathed this cold air of Osforia, enough to calm my mind" he explained.
Both sides of the king talked and told each other about their empty time without each other. After that, several kings from other kingdoms who wanted to greet the King of Osforia and the King of Thedric kingdom joined. Asking about each other's news live, trying to comfort King Lucas and imagining their child's future in the future.
Soon the melodic chanting in the room changed to be more graceful and the servants who had been standing at the end of the stairs turned towards the stairs. The change were certainly realized by the Kings, then they also looked looked up at the stairs.
"Look at that, the girl you once fought with is now the mother of Ejiji's child. But look at her beauty, I didn't think she would reject Lucas and accept your proposal" mocked one of the kings of the Northrorie kingdom using his best friend's nickname.
Not wanting to respond to his friend's remarks, Lucas just chuckled and looks at Adelicia. In contrast to Eiji who is a little irritated by his friend's taunt "Shut up". The image of a king is someone who is seen as number 1 by his people, but conversations between friends can generally be seen and felt by these kings.
Given that the Queen's current descent is a sign that now moving to the main event, the honorable man and leader of the country of Osforia slowly approached her and smiled broadly when he saw that the empress was not alone.
"Oh I finally found you, I thought you weren't here so I wanted to take over the show" the wife mocked smiled at the King.
Why does everyone like to tease me so much, thought King Eiji, which he didn't dare to say. Then slowly positioned himself standing next to Adelicia, he coughed a little to steal the attention of the invitees who were still busy looking for food.
"Once again I thank you for the arrival of friends, colleagues, and all the people of Osforia. Tonight is a very special night. The welcoming night of new members of the Osforian royal family. This morning with the blessing of God and the bell of the Michizu clock tower has been born a national princess for the land of Osforia. With the golden luster of her golden-brown hair and with violet beads in her eyes, she chose to be born into this family. That princess will be the pride of Osforia and everyone will remember her by the name of Adelaida E. Miona". As he finished his speech, he slowly showed the baby girl who had been in the Queen's arms and covered by the lace of the long dress.
All eyes were on her, she, a princess from Osforia. A daughter who has been loved by the people of her country and is proud of by her parents. Now she get a loving stared by the guests who were standing closest to her. Her two closed eyes slowly opened only a little and then shone and the corners of her mouth lifted accompanied by a small laugh that has now warmed the hearts of all female guests who attended the event.
"Bless you my child. May God always protect you". The last sentence was spoken very slowly as if it just wanted to be a secret between him and his favorite daughter. Slowly, there was a roar of congratulations, gratitude, prayers, and all kinds of conversations that came out of the guests' mouths after seeing the little princess who had not been old for long.
Without waiting for a baby to open their eyes wide, the page of their life has begun. And when they manages to set foot on the ground, that's where they will start write down all kinds of adventures in their book of life. She is the main character of the story, but will she be able to create the ending she longs for in the book of her life?
⊱ To be continued ⊰