**** Louis's birthday****
it was dawn. Louis couldn't sleep he got up from his bed when the bright light from outside penetrated through his black curtains.
he had very sensitive eyes he winced and stood up and walked to where his bath was the servants were already waiting for him.
they helped him take his bath, he stood up from the bath a servant quickly gave him a robe and a towel.
his servants did not dare look up at him but they could still see a glimpse of their king in his full glory they gulped as water from Louis's hair trickled down his frame "Our king is handsome beyond words"they all thought and they wished they could have the king for themselves.
Louis seductively walked back to sit on a chair close to the bed he could smell their arousal and he felt disgusted.
"low lives, always ambitious" he muttered as he gestured for one of the servants to come closer.
"take some maids with you and make sedora clean and ready I want her dressed like a princess, "he said "Will do your grace," the servant said and bowed leaving the room some of the maids followed.
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sedora woke up to see that Clara was not inside their room she knew where Clara would be she stretched her limbs and yawned how she felt the urge to go back to sleep but she knew that would bring trouble she was already late as it is and today was the king's birthday.
"the king's birthday? fuck so I'm going to die today" she said fighting the urge to break down and cry when she heard a knock on the door she become really afraid she stood up from the bed and wondered if she should open the door.
the knock came again with a voice "the king asked that we get you ready, we know you are inside sedora so open the door we don't have all day" the servant said with an irritated voice.
"or should we tell the guards to break down this door?" the servant added as she continues to knock.
sedora knew what would happen if she didn't open the door and she didn't want to be dragged out to her death.
"Be right there"sedora quickly replied and opened the door.
four maids rushed into her room they were holding beautiful designs of clothes and bowls filled with water.
the faces were new to sedora she locked the door behind her and stood watching as the maids prepared and half-filled the bath.
She stood wondering what was happening when she saw the maids approach her.
before she could protest the maids were around her and now undressing her.
she didn't know what was happening but she stayed quiet they undressed her she used both her hands to cover her chest and the maids led her to the bath at the other end of her room.
they batched her, scraped her and scrubbed her until her skin was alabaster.
they dressed her in a pale yellow gown ,her hair was neatly braided and she had a gold tiara studded with diamonds at the top she was already as pretty as a fairy she didn't need extra touch on her face.
when the maids were done with her she was looking more like a queen than a princess,sedora looked at herself in the mirror she admitted within her that she was beautiful she couldn't take her eyes off the mirror.
"don't stare too much the king likes his meals served in the most attractive way possible"a servant said and chuckled sedora was no fool not to notice the sarcasm in her voice she dropped the mirror she didn't have the strength to batter words with her.
"Such a beauty it's a shame it will have to go to waste," said another maid they lead her through a passage that lead straight to the hall of the ball.
sedora tried to hide how scared she was her hands were trembling she stopped along the way making everyone halt.
"Can I see Clara before I go," she said in a low voice a maid began to laugh she wanted to see the only friend she had before she died she didn't want to die and if it weren't for the pride she had as a princess she would have screamed her lungs out for help but she had to be strong.
"You are on death roll sedora worry about yourself Clara will join you soon," the maid said and pushed sedora slightly for her to keep walking sedora continued to walk to the ball with her thought occupied on how life was unfair to her she walked slowly like someone had tied a bag of stones to her feet he mouth felt sour she felt this ache in her chest and she knew she was done for.
"If this is my fate as a princess I would gladly accept it with dignity, I won't give that crazy king the satisfaction of killing me I'll do it myself I would like to be remembered as someone who died with dignity not a human drink, "she thought and clenched her hands at the side of her dress till her knuckles turned white.