Morning came and sun was shining bright. Melodia pulled the curtains and let the light pour in. "Please close the curtain", Mia complained while turning in the bed. For Mia it was not unusual to stay in bed till noon. Being a princess she had all the help of her maid and servants and food was not a problem.
"Morning sleepy head! Come down or you won't get your breakfast", saying this Melodia and Rose left the room while Mia got up with a jolt. 'Right. I am no longer in the palace', she got up, washed her face and went downstairs.
"Good Morning", Haru waved at her and presented her a seat. Sam and others were already sitting and having their breakfast. "What are we eating", seeing the table full with food she asked. "Rice, soup and bread is all we have", Melodia explained it to Mia and continued eating her food.
Mia tasted the soup, it was weak in flavour. Next she tried eating bread, but it was hard to chew. The only thing she liked was rice. "Quite not what I expected. The flavor is weak in the soup, the bread is hard to eat. And the rice is plain", Mia commented. "See you can mix these and eat", Sam showed her how he had mixed his soup with rice. Mia followed and found it a better combination.
After their breakfast was over Melodia and Rose went to get their weapons repaired and Haru went to look after the horses. Sam asked Mia how she would like to spend the day. "Let's go sight seeing", Mia replied with a smile. "Ok".
Marl was a small place and there was nothing much to look at. The market was also small but still had lot to offer. "Look at those apples, so red", Sam bought two apples and handed one to Mia. Biting into apple, its juiciness spread in her mouth and she finished it in no time.
"Look this dress is so beautiful", Mia pointed to a dress that was showed at a clothing store. "Look at the price, so beautifull", Sam saw the price and his jaw dropped. It was two gold pieces. "Don't worry I have enough money. But aren't you being too stingy", Mia had brought with her 300 gold coins for her expenses. As for the prize Sam won from the tournament, he had hid them and was not willing to spend it.
"Stingy. I am not being stingy. We still have a long journey to cover and the money will help it. So I am spending frugally", Sam was explaining this but Mia had moved inside the store and already bought the dress. "This girl", still Sam smiled seeing her happy.
[Aren't you happy], Sei teased Sam. 'Shut up'.
"What do you think of me", Mia asked Sam while flaunting her dress. "Beautiful", Sam was captivated by her beauty and words slipped right through his mouth. Mia was caught off guard and blushed slightly.
Like that they continued wandering the market when they were joined by Melodia and Rose. "Where did you buy this dress?", Melodia was all over Mia's dress. "Let me tell you this was only one piece in the shop", Mia proudly said. "Let's go clothes shopping", Melodia pulled Rose and Mia with her.
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"How was it? Experiencing freedom", they were having dinner when Sam asked Mia. "In one word, wonderful. I had so much fun and not to forget the dress I bought", Mia said excitedly. "Hmm"
The next morning Mia was woken up and dragged to the dining area by Melodia for early breakfast. Today they had decided to leave the town and continue moving to Sett.
"Why do I have to pick these up?", forced to load the baggage on the carriage, Mia who had not worked before complained. "If you want to leave with us move your hands and legs faster", Sam scolded her. "Devil", Mia had low stamina and she was exhausted after loading everything.
"Got a taste of work", Haru teased her and Mia grumbled in anger. They boarded the carriage and left the town. It will take them a month to reach Sett and lots of food and water had to be loaded for this long journey which took more than half the space in the carriage and they were forced to sit in small space.
"Commoners were forced to this discomfort, I didn't knew", Mia was experiencing all this for the first time. "haha", everybody burst into laughter at her childish complaining. "Don't worry princess. These discomfort will be a part of your everyday life", Sam added with amusement.
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Back in the palace, the king was informed of Mia's disappearance along with the noe she left behind. The king read the note and a devilish grin formed on his face with him seeing out the window.
The future of Sam and Mia was unknown as what this king was planning only he knew.