he story about the healing gemstone and how it was a woodland elf that kep

an on doing?" H

ed at her face that sh

razy," He replied, t

particular direction. "You have no idea what it is like out there. Outside these palace walls that

ed, putting a hand through his hair, dishevelling it. He knew he would not be able to talk her out of thi

lori, they are smart and well-known warri

't," she i

ong.. we cannot take on the Flori alone. We would be in their territory, trying to stea

althy. Which is what we need to be, to be able

e stealthy?

am, I have been escaping th

r arms against her chest. "Plus, you know this place inside out, we don't even know wh

ll open at h

ame for anyone else. The gemstone is one of their topmost secrets, heck, it's just a fairy tale to anyone else. How

ere a pretty good shot with a bow. But that won't be enough, I can't always keep an ey

d a very good teacher," She retorted. Ger assessed her face to

show me tomorr

e challenged on her fighting skills. However, she was confident enough in herself that she

orrow," Sh

t thinking twice, she sprinted back towards the tree, climbing up easily, then ran across one o

he balcony floor, she heard Her

e, her father appeared. She curtsied upon seeing him and h

failing miserably to act innocent. He briskly walked over to the edge of the balcony and looked down to see the garden emp

to play, making sure that a maid would then follow down after a while to scold them. But they were no

nterrupt but the king continued "I know you have not seen Her in some time, and that you are childhood friends. But he is a man

rising, her cheeks started to redden. Seeing her understand his meaning, he placed his hand

uld not be slouching. Ariana looked at her father, waiting for him to talk, she knew he would not come to her chambers unless it was necessary. They speak openly in publi

ather? It is a bit

d, "I did not see you at dinner and I was w

the case, he could have seen her in the morning at breakfast, like h

omething reckless to help her with her condition. I do not know what that means, as we both know that you

ole truth either. She sighed "I may in the future do something reckl

ng, "Well that does not really give me a lot of confidence. Ma

your siblings; you do not care for the riches of this life and you prefer to be outside of these walls, but it does not mean that this is not your life. Yo

or him to send Maggie back into her room. She knew the maid would be nearby and if not, then he would order another maid to get he

n Maggie and herself, ever opened it. Upon opening the door, she saw the two swords she kept hidden safely, lying on the wooden surface. She glided her hand alon

he servants is bringing the last bucket up to

he dagger she had used on Isabel and placed it back in the cabinet. Reaching down again she grabbed her other dagger from her other boot, before removing the boots and

ncess's clothes in

thing else yo

he copper bathtub. Maggie always asked her highness in case her

please bring my breakfast to my room," She requested. Maggie

lthough she had servants to help her with every little thing, she preferred bathing by herself. She inhaled deeply, re

t they could have been.. her face flushed again in embarrassment. It made perfect sense, she was 17, although most ladies married younger, she was happy bei

nobleman was impressive. But she had known him a long time, she just didn't feel that way about him. Was there something wrong with her? Was it because he had gon

the room, leaving the candles placed on her bedside table. She put the dagger down next to the candle stand before climbing into bed, feeling both excited an