She felt uncomfortable just thinking about anybody looking at her body,no this time she couldn't compromise no matter what
Rebecca suddenly turned her head towards Mia and Jane,she said,"it's great that you have prepared the bath but you don't need to help me wash"
"But your highness-",Mia wanted to say something but Rebecca didn't wanted to listen as she ran off to the bathroom and looked the door
Rebecca had her ears pressed against the door,she could hear Mia grumbling about how she is so shy and all
When she heard the sound of the door opening and closing she let out a loud sigh of relief
She froze as she turned around to look at the interior of the bathroom
Because the bathroom in the cabin looks very much like the bathroom in the castle's bathroom in her kingdom
A bathtub,a shower,a wash basin with mirror and a full length mirror near which a wooden rack is placed;it has towels,bathrobes,comfy nightgown for her sleeping attire and toiletries
She wondered,if only the bathroom in a cabin of a ship is so luxurious,how will the bathroom of the mansion in the empire will be like
Is she going to bath in such a big bathroom,she doesn't understand the need of it though,maybe she will understand in the near future
Rebecca took off her clothes and placed it on the rack
She curiously looked at the toiletries,she never used these,she always only used soap and water while bathing
The toiletries has labels attached to it mentioning the products name
Rebecca randomly picked one from the rack and read the label out loud,"body wash"
She was puzzled,she wondered what is the use of it and how to use it,she fumbled around with the bottle
The bottle has the product's uses,it's benefits and how to apply it,written on it
She then looked through all the other toiletries such as face wash,body wash,body scrub,body lotion,body oil,shampoo,conditioner,hair treatment,hair serum and hair oil
There's also some tools such as face razor and body razor for getting rid of face and body hair,massage tools for face and body and many more
She marvelled at these products,in her kingdom all the peasants,the commoners,the nobles and the royals only use soap for washing,the difference is the,she never knew that people could use so many things to wash and take care of of their body and hair
She was a little excited,she wanted to use all these products on her body
But that little excitement is not enough to dispel her tiredness
So she decided to use only the body wash for today,she doesn't want to wash her hair as she does not have time to dry it so she tied her hair in a bun
She quickly bathed under the shower using the body wash,which smells of lavenders
After that she soaked into the warm water in the bathtub for ten minutes,it was so relaxing that her eyelids felt very heavy
She went out of the bathtub,fighting with her sleepiness as she quickly wore her nightgown and walked out of the bathroom and flopped down upon the bed
Under the calming lavender smell from the body wash that she used earlier,Rebecca fell asleep quickly
The next day she used all those remarkable things while bathing,her body was so clean,soft,smooth and well moisturised whilst her hair was so soft,silky,bouncy and manageable,her face was beaming with joy as she felt her hair and skin,she felt very comfortable and relaxed after the bath,it took so much time but it was worth it
"Your highness,please tilt your head a bit"Jane said,after adjusting Rebecca's face she continued massaging the cream into her skin
Rebecca was once again mesmerised by the exquisite products placed on the dressing table in front of her,but this time these products are for her face such as face wash,face cleansing balm/oil,face scrub,face mask,face massage cream,face toner,face serum/essence/ampoule,face cream,night face cream,sunscreen
Just like the toiletries in the bathroom,this extensive range of skincare products also have everything written on it's packaging
But she noticed that all the products have mentioned the same thing that they are made with green tea,just like how the body range was with lavender and the hair range was with vanilla
She wondered why the ingredients are different,not same for all the categories
She asked her doubt to Jane
"Your highness,there are many ranges like this made with different ingredients in the three categories but I choose this combination because of the fact that you are travelling now,
Lavender scent in the lavender body care range will relax your body as well as your mind and lavender plus vanilla scent from the hair care range will make a good perfume that will suit you whereas the green tea ingredient in the green tea skincare range will soothe your skin,treat acne,moisturise your skin and many more,I thought that this combination will not be over the top which is perfect for a newbie like you"Jane answered Rebecca's doubt as she started applying sunscreen
Rebecca nodded in realisation as she thought to herself that these remarkable things are way more interesting to her than any other things
Her eyes were shining,she loves taking care of herself
She has a passion for this field so she started exchanging words on this field with Jane and Mia listened quietly on the side learning how to apply the products in the right order,it's uses and all
*****
Two days passed on the ship before arriving in the Magic Empire
A few kilometres away in the ocean away from the Empire,Rebecca noticed a rippled on the water,a few imposing looking guards suddenly popped out from the water holding translucent water materialised spears,bow and arrows and swords
Rebecca astonishingly looked at the people who were floating in a standing position as the water in the ocean reaching their waist
She looked down through the waters,she couldn't help exclaiming in her heart,'tail! Instead of legs they have tail! OMG!'
She curiously looked at those 'weird creatures' after the shock
When her attention finally shifted to their looks,she sighed
They has shiny colourful natural hair with beautiful eyes and flawless face
What are they,a fish or a half fish?
"We are from the Archduke Ian's mansion"Evan said to the guards as he showed them his permit
One of the guard coldly said as he pointed to Rebecca ,"Who is that person who has not signed the empire's soul contract"
Rebecca was puzzled,how did they know that she has not yet signed the empire's soul contract
"She is her royal highness Rebecca Annabella Bardin from Azov Kingdom soon to be wedded to eldest prince of the Empire,this is her permit"Evan said
The guards were a little surprised hearing Evan's words,the guards looked at their permits given by the emperor himself,checked the authenticity of their permit they,took a last glance at Rebecca and dipped into the waters
Their tail was visible when dipping,it was beautiful,shiny,smooth and the tails were illuminating under the sunlight
Rebecca was confused,will these few guards be able to fight a ship,she must search on this after arriving
Then the ship was berthed at the pier
After getting off the ship,Rebecca looked around her surrounding in awe
Evan asked,"your highness will you like to go to the mansion on a carriage or through teleportation station"The Azov Kingdom is located on the northeast side of the Magic Empire,they are already in the northern territories,so the Archduke's mansion is 'close' from here
Rebecca said quickly,"teleportation station"it must be something like the teleportation stone earlier,she wants to quickly go to her destination,she doesn't know why,she feels that someone is waiting for her,she doubts whether anyone would be waiting for her when she doesn't know anybody in this foreign land but her instincts are never wrong and anyway even if she goes on a carriage she won't be able to understand anything on the way
"Okay your highness please wait a moment as I stop a public carriage to take us to the teleportation station"Evan strode off after saying this
While waiting Rebecca looked around while Mia and Jane standing behind her,even though she is wearing a thick cardigan over a thick sweater,her body couldn't stop shivering from the cold whether,she can see the big mountains covered in ice from afar,it seems that she has to let Jane take out a blanket for her given how the cold will increase ten folds near at their destination
When she wanted to turn around to talk with her maids,her face suddenly revealed a thoughtful face
'Evan said 'teleportation station'on the first day we met,then today just now he said 'teleportation station' and Jane also said 'bell ringing watch' on the ship that day
Is it that they are only allowed to tell the name of the magic items and spells but not to disclose any of its usage and discuss about it'
Just when she was thinking intently Evan came up with the public carriage
Sitting inside the carriage,Rebecca looked around,the carriage has three long seats facing the front,in each seat minimum four people could sit in it,it has three doors at the left side of the carriage for three seats and six small windows near the end of the seats
In this empire there's a transport carriage which is so spacious and fast,it must be because the carriage is drawn by a group of four to six horses
She looked outside of the window as the scenery whizzed past