Waking up early the next morning, Lili was met with the sight of food set up on a tray on her bed. Without much thought she quickly started to dig in.
It seemed that the day would be a good one, the sun was shining and she felt energised and ready for the day ahead. No more were her muscles sore or did she feel weak at all.
And so just like the day before she headed tray in hand for the door, but this time she made sure to move with caution. Slowly she grabbed the door handle and then like a ninja she opened it.
Quickly a sense of relief came upon her as she had not fallen and Jack was not there to embarrassingly catch her. Wait where was Jack?
Stepping out of the door, Lili immediately noticed Jack leaning casually against the wall next to the door. His eyes were pointed at the ceiling as he acted like he didn't even care. Despite this Lili puffed up her chest and smiled, but before she could say anything she was interrupted by the sight of the familiar old maid.
From behind Jack's large frame she came all serious like and firmly commanded.
"Not so fast little lady. Go back into you're room and put some proper clothes on. We can't have you going around looking like that, now can we?"
Lili wanted to protest, after all she wanted to go out swimming again with Jack, plus she had to create more light stones. And besides she didn't see the need to dress any differently, wasn't her night gown good enough already?
She tried to look to Jack for support, but the young man didn't even glance at her. Wait what, was he actually ignoring her, but why?
Lili felt a little betrayed as she was pushed back inside her room by the old maid as her food tray was then taken away and placed on a small table.
Then the old maid pulled out a small bell from a pocket in her dress and rang it. Soon maids came rushing in and started cleaning the room and changing the sheets. As Lili watched them work in wonder she failed to notice as the old maid pushed her inside a side room, that by a glance appeared to be a Roman style circular bathroom.
Seeing it Lili couldn't believe it, how had she not noticed it before. It even had such a nicely crafted wooden door, but still she hadn't seen it.
Around the room were six small columns and in the center a beautiful hexagonical marble bathtub. Built into the wall a bench like toilet also layed, it had no lid, just a hole, but she figured it to be a toilet nonetheless.
And all this was lit up by a singular large window that had a beautiful overview of the city below. And right opposite of the window, on the far wall was a statue of a heroic looking naked man with two busty women clinging on to his legs.
The statue depicted an extremely muscular looking young man, standing in a heroic pose as he held a large two handed sword above its head. All seemed good here except for the fact that there were two naked women pressed against the man's legs. But what was stranger was the way that they were clinging onto his legs. They seemed so indecent and possessive as they reached out towards his massive, slightly hard dick.
Every inch of the statue was made with such fine details, its 8 pack abs, that handsome smiling face and even the girls and that dick and balls. Lili couldn't help but stare at it in awe.
Not only was she amazed by the sight of it, but also stunned and maybe feeling a bit aroused. She did not know why, but she just couldn't take her eyes off of it. Not only was the statue extremely well made depicting a stunning man, but the man there looked oddly familiar. In fact she couldn't help but feel like she was staring right at Art himself but older and more mature, bigger and much better looking compared to his younger boi is self.
Her heart was beating fast and she felt hot as she looked upon it and by the help of the maids stepped into the bath. Lili was so lost in her thoughts that all the maids words went unheard and she didn't even realise that she was already sitting naked in the bath.
Seeing this the maids started giggling slightly as the old maid snapped Lili back into reality as she said.
"Focus girl and stop daydreaming. I'm sure you'll get to meet the prince soon enough, after all it's not like this is his first military campaign. His already a great warrior and sure to return safe and sound. And then if he decides to accept you just like the Queen did, then I'm sure you'll be able to stare at his body as much as you desire. But for now you should focus on improving yourself and becoming a woman worthy of him."
Hearing the words, Lilis face immediately turned red as she looked away from the statue and said.
"Wa what? That's really the prince? No way, how can he look like that? Nobody looks like that, that statue is merely a work of fiction right?"
To this she quickly got even more giggles from the younger maids which made her even more red and embarrassed. The two women depicted in the statue seemed so small, compared to the prince and his tall and muscular, but perfect physique. Art was already quite big for his young age, but this Prince was just on a whole new level.
As the old maid washed Lilis hair she simply said.
"Well he is a one of a kind man, that in my opinion that statue does not do enough justice to."
Hearing this Lili couldn't believe it. Surely this was not true, the maids were merely teasing her, right. No, she wouldn't believe it, not until she saw it with her own two eyes.
Glancing at the statue once more, she almost felt herself immediately getting lost in it again. Damn that arrogant smile of this prince, why must he be just like Art. Oh he too ought to be thought a lesson in humility, yes once she saw the man she should try and set him on a better path. A path of humble purity and not this muscular provado. She herself was at least trying to be humble and pure, but just the mere sight of this man made her feel so impure, she felt so hot and so she quickly looked away.
Damn what was she just doing? Why was she staring at a statue of the naked prince for so long? Why did she all of a sudden feel so dirty and aroused? Wait did she actually just feel aroused as she looked upon a naked man? No way, no. She was not that type of a girl. She was pure and innocent right? Plus she wasn't interested in guys right, no way?
Closing her eyes Lili pouted her lips and pushed away these indecent and complicated thoughts as she thought of the enslaved girls. This was not the right time to be thinking of some Arrogant, muscular, strong and very naked prince, no way.
Thankfully the maids quickly managed to get her attention elsewhere as they washed her naturally silky smooth hair and then escorted her out of the bathroom and back into her room.
All around she now could see maids cleaning her room and making her bed. The sight of it confused her, was she not supposed to take care of this room as the bed maid? Why were the other maids helping her clean up?
Well she for sure wasn't complaining as she was then led to the work desk chair. Her hair was quickly dried and tied into a twin tail style, which looked quite cute.
After that the maids took a maid outfit from a wardrobe next to the bed. The outfit looked kind of small, but Lili didn't complain and let them dress her in it.
From another small hidden door a large mirror was brought out and Lili was stunned by what she saw. She wore a maid outfit unlike anything the others here vore.
She had a small headband, cufflinks on her wrists, a white collar with a red ribbon, a black dress which left a good amount of her cleavage to be seen, on top of it she had a white apron. And below that she had a short black mini skirt that slightly came below her butt, luckily she was given white panties so the wind wouldn't bother her. Then blow that there were white stockings that ended a bit above her knees leaving a good amount of her legs exposed. And lastly there were the black high heels that felt extremely strange to her.
Overall Lili liked the look, she thought it to be quite cute, breathable and most of all flexible. With this she could do pretty much whatever, just like she had done with her slave clothes.
Before this she had wondered how she was going to deal with a long maid dress like the others had, it seemed quite restricting and not good for many things, like exercising. But now she could breathe a sigh of relief knowing that she would not be burdened by such things. The only real burden here was the high heels, although then again they could be used as a great weapon in self defense, so maybe it was actually quite good. Plus she looked kind of skimpy and couldn't help but wonder why, who was she dressing like this for? Was this what that prince truly wanted his personal bed maid to be like?
Then the old maid showed Lili a reassuring smile of approval just like all the other maids did as they clapped their hands and started calling her adorable and cute. Lili couldn't help but blush and thank them all for their hard work. Sure she had some concerns about the skimpiness of this outfit, but she didn't want to make the maids feel bad and so she said nothing about it.
And as she looked at her twin tails and this outfit she couldn't help but notice that she looked like some kind of a living doll now. The look was definitely great and while it might have been kind of skimpy, it was still nowhere near to modern standards, where women basically walked around in public in their underwear, that she wouldn't dare to do.
After admiring herself for a bit the old lady then started dragging her along again as they headed out of the room. There Lili was finally able to wave a greeting to Jack and tell him a good morning.
Jack seeing her seemed to freeze for a moment as he half-heartedly said a good morning and kept staring at her strangely.
What was he staring at, Lili wondered as the young mans eyes then drifted onto her lower half. Wait was he checking her out?
Remembering the slap from the other day Lili unconsciously placed one hand upon her butt and quickened her pace. With haste she followed the old maid down the stairs as Jack then followed slightly behind them.
Downstairs they turned left and walked down the hallway to the very end and stopped in front of a door where another old bearded knight stood guard.
The old maid merely greeted the man silently with a nod and then went to knock upon the door. Lili immediately took note of the man, he didn't seem as old or as strong as Sir John, but this man sure did look mean.
His head was shaven, but his beard was long and brown, his forehead had a few long scars, his eyes were a dark green and face unattached from joy.
Was he sad or angry for some reason, Lili couldn't help but wonder as she looked upon his figure. And then his eyes fell upon her, an immediate shiver run through her spine and Lili out of instinct looked away.
Truly the man was scary and his mere presence made Lili feel uneasy. Luckily a voice was heard from the other side of the door calling them in and in they quickly went.
Stepping inside the room Lili immediately took note of all the bookshelves on each side of the room that were full of many books of different sizes, in the middle there was a red carpet that then led to a wooden desk where the queen sat with her back towards a large window to the gardens, and on either side of her were two smaller desks with women in dark dresses sitting behind them.
The desks were full of papers that the 3 women were constantly writing something on with ink and quills. Then the Queen raised her head and shoved a bright smile at Lilo as she said.
"Oh, Lili its good to see you my child. Please come closer and let this old woman have a good look at you."
As the Queen spoke the old maid and the two women stopped and all looked at her intensely. Suddenly Lili felt extremely pressured with all the rooms eyes upon her as she quickly walked closer to the Queen.
Walking in front of the Queens desk Lili then stopped and hung her head low as she could feel the Queens eyes roaming all over her body. She seemed to be examining her for any flaws as she then joyfully said.
"Hahaha, truly you're quite the rare beauty. A true catch as some might say. Now I expect that you're stay here has been satisfactory, right Lili?"
Thinking on it Lili honestly couldn't find anything to complain about, sure there might have been many questions she still had and oddities here. But honestly as long as she wasn't being locked in a small cell or having to fear getting raped every day, then se was happy. Actually life here seemed like paradise to everything that she had gone through so far. Here she was cared for and didn't have to do anything.
So with a small nod of her head, Lili humbly said.
"No you're highness. I have not found anything here lacking. In fact I can't help but feel that you have been much too kind towards me. I can't help but feel that none of this is really deserved."
To this the Queen slightly laughed and said.
"Hahaha, well said child, truly you're a kind and generous soul. But please do not feel burdened by you're position here, for it is much more important than you might think. For me there is simply isn't anything more desirable than to see this castle be filled with many strong and healthy grandchildren, even if they are to be of a lower birth. So please do. ot worry about anything my child and just make sure to dedicate you're time on staying healthy and you're education."
Hearing the Queens words Lili was lost. What did she mean by grandchildren, she wasn't being adopted to this family, was she? That was not something she really wanted, after all she had already decided that Accalia was her new mother.
Before she could think further on this the Queen slid a long piece of paper to Lilis side of the desk and a quill and some ink. Looking at it Lili could recognise some letters and numbers written there, but honestly she had no idea what it said.
Maybe with some time she could figure it out, she thought. But then the Queen casually said.
"Now Lili I did promise you the job, but accordance to our countries laws and to help with the record keeping, I need you to sign that paper. After that you will officially become a member of the Pendragon house hold and with it and your position you will be given a noble ladies education and this will be you're home from now on. Now just put you're signature on it and we can get started with you're education."
Taking the quill in hand Lili felt her heart sink into dread, something felt extremely off about this to her. Not only did she not know what she was signing up for as she couldn't read the damn text, but something inside of her was screaming out to her in warning. It was clearly telling her that this was not good and thus far her instincts had not been wrong.
She wanted to say no and interrogate the Queen for more answers, after all she was clearly missing something here. Then again this was the Queen and she was a nobody. To even be in her presence and in this position was surely not to be taken lightly.
The pressure of this situation was intense upon her and it all just seemed too good to be true. But then again what was she supposed to do if she declined, what would then happen to her, what about her mom and the other enslaved girls?
With hesitation Lili put the quill into the ink, took it out and moved it upon the paper and started to write her short name upon it.
Her heart felt heavy and it felt so wrong, but honestly did she even have a choice. Plus sometimes sacrices needed to be made for the greater good, right?
Then as she wrote it down and placed down the quill. Suddenly she could feel the eyes that were upon her relax as the Queen then happily took the paper in hand, looked at it and then said.
"You made the right choice Lili, now let me officially welcome you to the house of Pendragon."