"My dear you would not believe what I just had the pleasure of finding out" said Tessa as she rushed into Wura's room as Alessia was busy adding the finishing touches on Wura's look for tonight.
"Well my dear, I just heard from my brother, that the Prince has sent one of the royal carriage to take you to the ball and back home" said Tessa as she smiled.
"What horrible news" said Wura to herself, now she had no chance of not going to the ball at all, she was stuck with attending, even if she wanted to or not.
"Will you not say anything my dear??" asked Tessa.
"Well Aunt I cannot say that I am even the slightest bit happy" said Wura as she sighed.
"Oh but you should be Wura, the Prince is a very handsome man" said Alessia as she was putting the finishing touches on Wura's hair.
"Oh if only you knew what he hid behind closed doors" said Wura to herself.
"Well Alessia, handsomeness is not everything" said Wura as she looked at Alessia's reflection in the mirror.
"Oh but the Prince is very charming" said Alessia as she smiled.
"Sure, but what if you do not know what he actually does behind closed doors??" asked Wura.
"Well it does not matter, as long as you have love, if he really does love you then everything would be alright" said Alessia.
"Because in the end, Love conquers all" said Alessia as she smiled,
"I guess that it does" said Wura as she looked at herself through the mirror.
"You are very lucky Wura" said Alessia.
"Hmm, am I really??" asked Wura as she thought to herself and she sighed.
"There, I am finished" said Alessia as she stepped back and she looked at her handiwork.
"Oh my dear, you did very good" said Tessa as she also admired Alessia's handiwork.
"We make the perfect team!" said Tessa as she laughed.
"I am honoured Lady Tessa" said Alessia as she smiled.
"Thank you for doing my hair Alessia" said Wura as she smiled.
"You are welcome Wura" said Alessia as she smiled back.
"And thank you for all this Aunt" said Wura as she smiled and she looked at Tessa, if this was left to her, she would have not done anything special, and yet her Aunt went the extra mile for her, and Wura really appreciated that.
"Oh you do not have to thank me dear, what are Aunts for??" asked Tessa as she laughed, and Wura and Alessia laughed too.
"Now come come my dear, the carriage is already outside, and you cannot keep the Prince waiting" said Tessa.
"Oh alright Aunt, but let me go bid goodbye to my parents" said Wura as she was about to stand up.
"Oh no need for that my dear, your mother and father have went out privately" said Tessa as she winked.
"Alright" said Wura as she would just pretend that she did not see Tessa wink.
"And Uncle??" asked Wura.
"Well Richie went to go and chop wood for the fireplaces" said Tessa.
"Oh" said Wura.
"Yes my dear, so you have nothing to worry about, so go, go go" said Tessa as she smiled.
"Alright Aunt, I know" said Wura as she laughed.
...
Meanwhile in the Castle
The ball had already began and people were starting to arrive little by little, the Castle old ballroom that was rarely used was now shining and sparking, the marble floors were very clean that you could see your own reflection in them.
The ballroom was illuminated with chandeliers hanging on celling, the music was playing very slowly, there was food everywhere, and the little chatter of people conversing could be heard.
"Dawn make sure that everything goes according to plan tonight" said Lady Marli as she addressed Dawn and a few other maids.
"Yes My lady" said Dawn as she bowed.
"The Prince specifically ordered that the atmosphere be lively, and please make sure to inform the guards to be on guard, in case of any dramatic scenes" said Lady Marli as this was not her first ball.
As luxurious as the balls were, they also came with some dramatic scenes, which Lady Marli was no stranger to.
"Yes My Lady" said Dawn as she nodded.
"And you three, make sure you serve our guests well" said Lady Marli as she turned to the three other maids standing beside Dawn.
"Yes My lady" said the three of them as they bowed.
"Good" said Lady Marli.
"Now disperse to your duties" said Lady Marli as she clapped lightly.
"Yes Lady Marli" said all the maids as they went their ways.
...
"It is already getting late" said Mero.
"Are you still sure that she would attend??" asked Mero as he looked at Liam.
"Yes, of course she will Mero" said Liam as he looked at Mero, his brown hair was parted to the side, and he looked very handsome, maidens were already giggling and waving at him, to which he simply replied with a smile.
"I even sent a carriage to bring her to the castle, so she could not refuse to come even if she wanted to" said Liam as he laughed.
"If you say so" said Mero as he looked at Liam suspiciously.
"Hey Liam, you are already attracting many eyes" said Luc as he walked over to where Liam and Mero were standing and he laughed.
"Too bad for them, I ma waiting for someone else" said Liam as he laughed.
"You know, this ball was not such a bad idea after all" said Elihu as he walked over and he winked and blew a kiss to one particular maiden who had been watching him, and the maiden looked away in a hurry.
"Do not even think of turning this into an avenue for one of your wild nights Elihu" said Zechariah as he walked over.
"Oh do not hate on me, go find yourself a maiden" said Elihu as he looked at Zechariah.
"But I doubt she would give you any face, seeing as you were born ugly" said Elihu as he laughed at Zechariah.
"Oh please do not start tonight Elihu" said Zuph as he shook his head.
"I will do no such thing, just let me be" said Elihu.
"It is not my fault that I was born irresistible" said Elihu proudly.
"Oh no you are not irresistible Elihu" said Luc
"You seem to forget that our Princess does not seem to fall for your charms" said Luc as he laughed and the other men began to laugh.
"Please do not mention that woman in this situation" said Elihu as his face went sour and Liam laughed.
"Well alright then, but she is already on her way here" said Luc.
"Wait she is coming to the ball???" asked Elihu.
"Why did no one inform me????" he asked as he knew his fun night would be ruined, he had only met Wura once and yet he knew that she was going to frustrate his life.
"Well because you do not need to be informed" said Zuph as he laughed.
Liam saw a guard walk into the ballroom, and he saw that he was looking for someone, so he called him over to himself.
"I am sorry to disturb you your highness, but..." said the Guard as he continued his sentence and he whispered in Liam's ear.
"Alright, I will be there now" said Liam as the guard left.
"What is it??" asked Mero.
"There is trouble afoot" said Liam as he looked at Mero.
"I shall return soon, tell Lady Diwura to wait for me" said Liam as he did not wait for a reply and he ran out of the ballroom.