after they left, I had my meal and sent viola to ask if the crown prince was less busy and would have time for visits as I wouldn't want to disturb him if he had important things to do. viola left me with Stella in The spacious room, Stella still looked a little bit uncomfortable and her hands were shaking as if I was planning on devouring her"what?" l asked her raising my brows questioningly
"What is that my lady, I don't understand what you are asking about, "she said with a shaky voice and look down to avoid direct eye contact with me.
"What are you so afraid? of why do
you keep shaking in my presence or
is this how you behave on a normal day?do I look like someone with ugly horns and scary big teeth to consume you?" l asked playfully to make her feel free to express herself and looked at her closely "look up "I commanded and she instantly turn that gaze to meet mine as her lovely brown eyes flickered with fear?
"Are you new here?" I asked and use the back of my hand to rest my jaw while I sat on the edge of the bed"Yes my lady I...am...am new here " she replied and entwined her fingers"Mmmmmm "I nodded and continued" now tell me the reason for your discomfort around me" l
feigned a broad smile to make her feel at ease,' maybe she was the quiet type' I thought inwardly She seemed hesitant at first, but she dropped her shoulders and began to speak...
"Well your highness am an inexperienced maiden, I just started working in the palace two weeks ago and the reason Madame Bridget chose me and viola to work for you temporarily
was actually part of the test we had to take to become real maidens of the palace, the test just started today and we were both nervous because we would be serving royalty for our first test, and our first time"
she paused trying to gather her breath and continued "this is the first day of the test and we were just worried about how it would go, this is a test that we could not afford to fail, and all we need is a good review from you. the review would determine our marks " she concluded while she clutched her skirt and looked back down.
Wow, that maiden was talkative!
I thought she was one of the quiet ones, she said all those in a hurry, like it, was a competition of who could talk the fastest...
"l understand what you feeling but you don't have to feel uneasy around me, I will be sure to give good remarks about you to Madame Bridget to help you pass your first test".
"You would do that ?" she said and squealed in excitement and am sure she was restraining herself from actually jumping"Yes, but on one condition "I pressed my lips into a thin line"Yes your majesty ?" She replied
sounding curious about what I would ask of her.
"I want you to be just like Bella and Anna, be free and think of me as a friend, and stop acting all weird and I will make sure to give good remarks to Madame Bridget"I concluded and stood up from the bed
"Advise viola to also do the same"
"Yes of course your majesty, I will"
she said sounding like she had just been released from the dungeon. I nodded and gazed down at the bracelet around my wrist, this bracelet I had with me since I was little my mother gifted it to me on my tenth birthday, it just suddenly
caught my attention it was a silver stone that was roundly embedded in the bracelet and reminded me of the crown prince I met at the ball yesterday evening.
I brushed my fingers on the stones and stared at them while smiling to myself reminiscing my experience, the moment keeps replaying in my head, oh I so loved that feeling. this foreign feeling that I have never felt with anyone else...
"I would like to take a stroll around the garden of my courtyard. "Of course, your majesty " Stella replied and trailed behind me as I proceeded to the garden
I love the feeling of being surrounded by nature, it gives me a feeling of relaxation, fulfillment, and the feeling of home, the scent of flowers filled my nostrils as I walked closer. I had been a lover of flowers ever since I was young so l had them in my garden in
abundance neatly taken care of and arranged in an organized manner.
The garden also reminded me of the dream I had, but the beauty that my garden displayed, is no match for the one I had visited in my dreams it was like paradise until I met my male doppelganger. I took a stroll further until I got to my favorite flowers 'the real roses'. they were my most precious and valued flowers, I had a special place I planted my roses as I loved the scent and its beautiful petals. I bent over a little and plucked one from the Rose bushes and sniffed while closing my eyes and savoring the scent.
"Your highness the prince had sent his retort saying he was free and less busy so you can visit his courtyard" viola broke my happy moment with another great news...