The next morning...
A soft knock was heard on the room door and Lynette went ahead to open it while Sam causally put on a pair of white gloves.
They were finally leaving Gael's Castle today and she couldn't help but feel thrilled about returning to her place of comfort, her home.
Lynne opened the door only to meet a smiling Walter who walked into the room as she closed the door behind him.
" Milady", Walter greeted Samaira bowing dutifully, he was her personal guard after all who had simply been enjoying his free time roaming around with other guards.
" Oh Walter.... you have finally returned.... now tell me, how was your trip away?", Sam asked sarcastically as she finished with her gloves and walked towards him finally stopping two feet's away from him.
" A little bit short I must say.... if only I could get more days off... a week would do", he replied in the same sarcastic voice causing Lynne to chuckle while Sam frowned.
" Well you seemed to have enjoyed your stay here.... my personal guard left me unprotected to go roam around with friends... I do not wish to have you as my guard anymore... you are hereby relieved of your position", Sam stated haughtily as she walked away from him heading straight for the dressing table.
Walter did not for once bother about that statement but Lynne stared at the both of them with interest wondering where this was headed.
Walter followed after Sam and stopped behind her. His green eyes met hers through the mirror where Sam was trying to see if her hair was okay. They both had blonde hair and it was sometimes hard not to picture them as siblings.
" We both know that you cannot do that", Walter stated calmly but all Sam did was shrug to his comment.
" I think I can, after all I am tired of you and I feel unprotected around you... surely a few words will move my Papa", she voiced out softly, a smug smile appearing on her face which Walter saw through the mirror.
" Then I might consider signing up as a royal guard, as it is much more better than being yours", deadpanned Walter which immediately removed the smug smile on Sam's face while Lynne smiled softly with interest on what Sam would say.
Sam swiftly turned to stare at Walter, her light brown eyes coming in contact with his green ones. " You wouldn't dare", she exclaimed softly, a warning tone accompanying her words but all Walter did was smile.
" And that is why I say you cannot relieve me of my position", he replied without a fear that he was talking to his lady. She was his good friend after all.
" You two just amaze me", Lynette said drawing their attention towards her simultaneously causing her to smile at that.
" We must leave", Sam exclaimed dismissing Lynette words while Walter turned to her in shock.
" Surely, but after breakfast", he replied, hoping she would agree on the matter, he could not even think of going on that long journey without food.
" Not after breakfast... I will go convince my papa, we cannot stay here anymore... this place makes me uncomfortable", Sam voiced out as her eyes flashed with understanding.
If the King were to convince her Papa to have her marry his only son... she would be stuck trying to get out of that and she did not really want to deal with any problems right now.
" You must be Kidding me Samaira... from the West to the North is a very long journey which will take time... surely we must eat if we are to go on such a long journey", argued Walter but all Sam did was ignore him as she headed towards the door.
" We will make little stops where we will get to eat and drink from close by restaurants but we mustn't stay here any longer.... I feel as though something is not going to go right if we stay here and believe me... I hate it when I get such feelings", Sam replied staring at him eyeball to eyeball before turning away from him and opening the door.
" Did you not come across the Castle's library Sam? There were plenty of books in there... that should be a good enough reason for us to stay a while longer while we have a nice breakfast... absolutely nothing could go wrong", Walter countered causing Sam to turn towards him and send him a death glare but that got interrupted by two guards at the door.
Two heavily built men in guards uniform stood at the front of the door which was being held open by Samaira.
" Third Daughter of The Duke.... His Majesty, King Edward wishes to speak to you in the throne room.... You must come with us", One of the guard's said with a blank face in a deep voice.
Sam stared at them with confused eyes, was what she was sacred about actually coming true? Did the King finally want to talk to her about her marriage with his Son?
She suddenly felt a strong hand on her shoulder and she turned to see Walter stand by her side, his hand still on her shoulder like an overprotective brother.
They stood at the front for a while as Walter seemed to be communicating with the guards through his eyes while Sam was lost in her own thoughts.
" Relax...i will go with you", Walter offered and Sam felt a little light hearted at those words. Right now she just felt weak... what if her Papa had already agreed to the King and was being all merry with the King right now... would she be able to state her thoughts then?
" I'll come along too", Lynnette added from behind and Sam nodded along and soon enough they all left in company of the two guards headed to the throne room.
On arriving there, the two double doors leading to the throne room were wide open... two guards stood there guarding it with a livid face. The two thrones were occupied by the King and the Prince with Niklaus, the red haired man, standing next to the Prince's throne which was on the left side of the King's own.
Duke Alfred stood alone staring unwaveringly at the King and for a moment Sam thought that they must wish to discuss it now.
The three of them walked into the throne room which had twelve extra seats in the center of the room, six seats on each opposite side.
Sam, Walter and Lynnette bowed and curtsied dutifully whilst the King only smiled.
" I only asked for Samaira...", the King started with a loud voice which spread through the quiet, half-empty room.
" But I guess, the more the merrier..... Guards", he continued, calling towards the guards who had brought in Sam and the others.
Like they already knew what to do, they moved passed Sam and towards the King before stopping behind Sam's father.
And with a single nod from the King, they both touched Duke Alfred's shoulders and with force sent him to his kneels causing Sam to shriek while Prince Dino stood up from his throne in shock.
" Don't.....", King Edward said as he stood up from his throne causing Sam to halt in her movements. Her eyes swiftly left her Papa as she stared at the King's approaching figure with a shocked look on her face.
" Why did you.... why?", she asked, a very confused look resting on her face. The King stopped next to Duke Alfred who was kneeling on the floor with his head bowed.
" He refused me", King Edward replied calmly, staring at Alfred before turning to face the Duke's beautiful daughter.
Dino stood quietly but he had a lot of questions to ask... why first of all.... why did his father do such a thing to a Duke. He had no right to question his father in front of everyone so he could only wait and be patient.
" Meaning?", Sam asked only giving the King a once over before staring at her father who made her entire being ache right now.
It looked like he felt so down but at the same time helpless and it made her feel both angry and helpless too... if only he would just look at her, once and perhaps give her a signal that all was well.
The King only smiled at her non-acknowledgement of him knowing he would soon have her full attention.
" I had asked him of your hand in marriage and he refused me", exclaimed the King which had Sam turning to face him. A simple look adorned his face but she did not care...her father refused such and he did this to him.
" What gave you the right to do this to my papa? I even do not want to marry your son", Sam stated glaring heavily at him while Dino stared on from the sidelines.
His father never discussed anything concerning marriage with him... he really did not know if he could stay quiet any longer.
The King barely took an offense to how Sam had spoken to him instead he moved further only stopping when he was two steps away from her, standing in front of her confused eyes.
" The request was not for my son.... ", he started slowly. " It was for me, I intend to marry you Samaira... I have taken quite a fancy to you", the King said with a honest look on his face and just like that... Samaira felt her entire world crumble at his words.
What did he just say?
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hey ladies and gentlemen..... How do you do?
Well I just want to give a shoutout to the person who kindly supported my story without me even having to ask. It really means a lot to me.
On to the matter of the moment, don't be shocked that you only get one chapter today because as from now on, the updating sequence is one chapter per day and at 8:30pm WAT time. Alright.
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