ng the door, her four-poster canopy bed was centered in the room with windows either side of it. A balcony was placed behind two glass doors covered by whi

eally; her mother is the king's mistress. Although, they seemed more like friends when she had seen them tog

sobeying rules or being involved in petty drama by her half-sister or the queen. Maybe, if they were nice to her, they would be equals? Or her father might even t

ion, at the time, Ariana left the room to give them some privacy. His time spent with her mother was less than that of th

pon the palace. She stretched her limbs, confused by the time of day. Then her stomach rumbled. She hadn't eaten all day! She scrambled out of bed and started to make her way out of her room when a k

derly maid smiled, her eyes crinkling. Upon seeing the darkened room,

could not help the way her life had turned out and yet the environment had not made her unkind or sad, if anything it made her stronger and full

g milady, would you like me t

ing her hands to feel that her hair was di

the night. Please tell me though, how was dinner with my

table, it was quite.. peaceful. Although Prince William

er brothers were only young, the ages of eight and si

s to his majesty, who did not seem concerned as he said he would get her another gown

th the handkerchief that w

looking back at Maggie, who stood holding her

eal quietly,"

p of her plate to signal that she had finished. The maid

wander again. The healing gem was real. The parchment she found that was dated back five hundred years ago proved it. The question was what was her plan in getting it?

from behind her head she threaded her fingers through the plaits at the side of her head, making the strands of her hair fall loose. Feeling better, she went to her bedside ta

, her eyes followed the vines that extended up towards the top of the wall. She then glanced at the kingdom that lay beyond the walls. The only other sign that there

ld be too late. They wouldn't know who had taken it so there would be no cause of an outrage towards

ning against the bark casually with his arms and legs crossed. Putting the brush down on the top of the stone surface of the balcony, she quickly leaned her

owhere to be seen and he had definitely bathed, all the dirt was now gone from his fa

ber correctly you used to use bed sheets to c

r, playing and causing mischief. But when he turned seventeen, he left the palace to make amends for his f

hey once had. He then earned the title of monster slayer on his two years of traveling across the lands and returned merely three months beforehand, bearing the riches of what his title provided him. He gave most

then, oh monster slay

y side in a comfortable silence under the moonlight. After a while her lips had slowly tugged back down into a grim line as she appeare

st was gone from his voice and was replaced wit

cause of it, nor how to cure it. They have given her six m

ng and on the brink of starvation, he remembered his mother getting a job as a servant in the palace. It wa

can do, I will do it. You know that" On his reply, A

y Ger..