you said what??!
whose fiancé?!!
can this get any worse?!
our relatives were confused!
"Did papa say, fiancé?!!"
"a-ah" aunt Portia gasped
"why would she have that handsome guy and not me!!"
Katherine shouted not trying to hide any of her filthy attitudes.
luckily this conversation was only heard by our family but it was much more than I could take at this instant.
I couldn't stop this one tear!, my eyes turned red, they could feel the fire in them, I was disgusted by grandpa, my voice was barely hearable mixed with deep sorrow
"Do you have no feelings? your son has just died and this is what you're thinking about! at least try covering up, how can you be that obvious??!"
"Victoria!, Respect!" aunt Lizzie warned me.
"I'm sorry! I can't accept this marriage prince Philip"
I shifted my gaze to prince Philip and without giving anyone the chance to say anything more I popped out of my seat in anger and rushed out of the feast hall.
grandpa watched me going out with a dark pretty wide smile.
when aunt Portia was about to go after me grandpa stopped her "you're not to leave yet princess, have a seat."
Laura and the guards tried following me but still, they lost me on the way out at the crowded doors of the hall.
....
"observe them closely! you are to copy the number of steps they walk!"
sharp king Louis ordered the guards behind him while he was enjoying his meal it appeared that he hadn't lifted his eyes out of our table the whole night!
...
on my way out I could only think of my poor parents, and how I would survive after them!.
being a queen was never something I thought about nor the image I saw myself in, it seemed that my world has flipped over the night...
I was wandering in the palace's corridors only to find myself in the corridor of the west Pavillion....but at that time I managed to hide behind the soldier's statues once I saw about 5 guards patrolling the area, I could not help but think that something fishy was going on!
"hey, pssst...peter"
I saw Peter coming from there.
"Princess!"
he looked around then took my hand dragging me as far as possible where the guard couldn't notice us.
"Peter! what's going on??"
I wondered
"That's something I don't know but something doesn't seem right! they told us to deliver the boxes where they would put the belongings of the late Royals but they're making a big deal about it! no maids are allowed here, they won't let us deliver it in the room, only guards seem to be allowed inside!"
"GUARDS ONLY??, no maids??" I was confused.
"they told us not to say a word, they don't want words spreading and disorder, they say they are cleaning it off their sin!"
"We both have to go now before anyone notices princess, you must stay alert!"
he continued, dragging me far away from the pavilion he looked around in worry then ran back.
we both went our ways.
but I couldn't stop thinking ...those previous days were so much full, I think I'm running out of time to discover what was going on!
After a while, I made it to a safe zone.
"your majesty, where were you??, we were worried about you!" frightened Laura said.
I frowned upon hearing her calling me that but she had to keep her life, guards were listening!
"Don't worry Laura, I'm fine"
"why are there more guards?" I continued.
"It's the previous King's order! it's for your protection." the guard replied.
"no you mean he needed more eyes to watch me!!" I whispered
"yes? your majesty?" the guard wondered.
"It's nothing!" I gave him that silly smile and took the path to my suite all the way thinking!
....
in prince Philip's suite in the palace
"you have to work things out with that little girl!" unsatisfied sir later said.
"it's already gone wrong, the previous king is indeed something, he had no better way to announce it??!" prince Philip was unsatisfied.
"but it's true what they've said about her.." sir Lanester commented.
Philip: "hah?"
"she has her father's sharp blue eyes and the long dark black wavy hair of her mother, that white soft skin is just something I've never seen before! she knows how to use a sword better than any other soldier! they say she fears nothing and that she's smart as.."
Philip: "definitely anyone but her father!, he was anything but smart..and since you are that interested In her I think you should marry her instead!"
"ooh!, I would, but a deal is a deal!" bold Lanester laughed.
...
"aunt Portia, I'm fine you won't have to do this!!"
" no, I shall sleep by your side tonight! I will just see you sleep after that boring talks that I would fill your head with then I'll be satisfied! don't think about what you've grandpa declared, take your time, it's your decision"
"I'm not. I'm not thinking about it at all, you're the one who can't stop thinking about it! I'm okay"
"oOh, you caught me, then I'll skip the talk and go to sleep already, the way here was really tough,"
she said while fitting herself into my bed.
"I think, I've got no choice then..heh"
I slept by her side, she reminds me of mama, we would spend the nights together when papa went overseas...
I slept for the first time in a while....but not for long!!!
"@sshkn"
I opened my eyes wide from the deep sleep in the middle of the night!
something had dropped in the balcony!!!