-Next day-
"Ahh...! I slept so badly." And that knocking is so annoying in the morning.
"My lord, it's time to wake up, I spoke to the king and he informed me that the guests would arrive in an hour."
"Okay, I'll prepare immediately."
I didn't expect it to arrive so soon, as I'm getting ready I'm starting to think again about the person from the neighboring kingdom who will arrive.
After I got ready, I went straight to the living room to have breakfast.
I enter into living room and see my mother guiding the servants to put up the decorations in a specific way.
"Good morning Teo, do you like the look of the decorations?
It took quite a while to think of a model."
Wow, it looks incredible!
I can't believe it's the same living room, the two iron chandeliers have been replaced with gold ones, the glass windows have been replaced with blue glass, the wooden floor has been sanded and cleaned, different coloured wall hangings have been put up and on the fireplace chimney is a sign saying 'Happy Birthday Teo!'.
"Yes mom, it looks great! But this is where I'm going to have my party?"
"Yes, you won't have many guests and this is the safest place.
Now it's better if you leave, I don't want you to see the surprise by accident."
"But I'm hungry."
"You can wait till the guests arrive."
My mother takes me out of the living room through the door that leading outside and close it in my nose.
"Off." Now, what can I do until it's done?
Hardly anything, if I wasn't dressed in my party clothes I could go to train with the sword, still, I can walk around the castle garden to relax.
The garden looks lovely in summer, Mum likes to spend a lot of time tending the flowers and planting flowers of all types and colours.
Her favorite flowers are roses and tulips.
I don't know where she found this rose pattern, but I think it has every color of the rainbow.
I walk around the garden a little more until I reach the bench, I haven't been in the garden for a while, so I didn't expect to find the bench in such a good state.
The bench has been painted, but the most incredible thing is that it has a roof on which roses have clung and formed a dome.
I sit in the middle of the bench, prop my back on the back and start to notice the wind slowly moving the rose dome from left to right.
"Ahh, just a few more minutes." And I can find out what gift I'm going to get from my parents.
Looks like my dad really takes the fact that I turned 8 seriously.
The quiet of the garden and the wind that caresses me every time it blows make me to fall asleep, but when to fall asleep.
"Hello, little gentleman, we're sorry for bothering you, we're lost and we will be so grateful if u can guidance us.
Do you know where I can find the hall for the party of Dracul Dorian Tepes' son will being held?"
When I hear his voice, I raise my head and take a better look at his face, he is a middle-aged man with a bloody red moustache, with long red hair that almost reaches his shoulders and quite tall.
If I remember correctly, I've seen this face somewhere before.
Next to him is a girl who is a little taller than me, I can't take my eyes off her, she looks gorgeous.
Her long hair whiter than snow, eyes as red as rubies with a face untouched by the sun's rays wearing a dress as blue as the sky.
She sits next to her father with such an strange smile, you'd think she's just smiling because she has to.
After recovering from the charm that has just been put on me by this girl, i get up from the bench, bend at a 35 degree angle, put my right hand on my chest with my palm outstretched to touch my left shoulder with the tip of my fingers and my left hand behind me with my fist clenched, the angle of my elbow should be 90 degrees.
This is my kingdom's greeting.
"I can show you, but I have a curiosity."
"Say."
"How did you end up in the garden? The castle is not here."
"We couldn't figure out how to get into the castle and Affra was attracted to the roses in the garden, that's how we ended up here."
"I do understand your name is Affra, what a wonderful name.
I'm Teo, pleased to meet you Affra."
"Yes. Nice to meet you. Hmm!"
Affra turns her head and doesn't even look at me when she says that, let alone the respect.
She turns her head like I don't even deserve to talk to her.
As beautiful as she is, she's as smug.
"Affra! Is this how I taught you to show respect?!"
"Hmm!"
"Ahh... What do I do with you, I apologize for her Teo."
"It's alright, she probably has her reasons."
On the way to the living room, I didn't exchange a word with Mr. Redhead and Affra, they were mostly captivated by the beauty of the garden .
I've been trying to figure out who this gentleman is, but without any luck.
"We're here."
I open the door to the living room, when my mother sees me, she comes rushing towards me.