The Masked Princess

The beginning

Meerah 5: The Masked Princess

The King's inner room

Daijan can be seen watching Meerah in disbelief as she ordered for her morning bath and make up without being reminded after so many years when Daijan practically forces Meerah into acting so, which includes her bath with milk, the princess ball gowns she hardly wear and her hair do. Daijan watched her keenly allowing the maids arrange her gown and prepare her hair.

"I will get your coffee" Daijan said sounding excited as she excused herself to get a black tea that will help Meerah relax while she dresses up.

Daijan came back with the tea and was startled by Meerah's look as the tea cup fell from her hands.

" oh my benevolence" Daijan muttered.

"I guess the magic is working already" Meerah said in a low tone as she faked a smile.

"Oh gracious God you look just like her" Daijan said with tears rolling down her eyes and murcus all wetting her face from her nose.

"That is the mission " Meerah answered and turned gently to leave the room. She was wearing a dark wine red lengthy sewage gown which is known as Bliaut, it is a tightly laced court dress with gold orfrois, the tip of it hand was as long as the gown giving it a tail cut, her hair was thickly braided behind her and adorned with pearled snood and a bronze.

Meerah walked majestically down to her Father's room where you have to come across two giant doors before the door that led to his room. Meerah have decided to talk to her Father about her new found information that Rowen and his Son Kendrick are after her father's throne and they have decided to use her as a tool in getting that, but Daijan statement kept piercing her heart as she remembered every word she had said yesterday.

"He won't listen...you were always his child when he refused to listen"

Just while she thought about that she met Rowen and his Son coming out of the King's room as they both stood starring at each other, Rowen starred at her smiling with a fake sincere pleasure to meet her knowing fully well how that must be making her aggressive while Kendrick was stunned at Meerah's outfit and wonder where all those beauty was hidden, his eyes were opened wide as he droll's from his jaws. Meerah lost her confident wondering why they are coming out from The King's room and what they've said to him again as she felt so uncomfortable with her decision of talking to her father. Meerah's hearth jumped when the door was opened ushering her to come in.

"You can now come in Mistress" a palace guard mentioned.

Meerah held on to her gown and walked gently to the room to avoid stepping on the dress and missing her steps, she can afford to miss her steps in the the presence of Rowen and Kendrick as she got in the door was locked in their face as she fades away from their sights.

Rowen suddenly switched from smiling to an angry old face that signify hatred but that was not the same with Rowen as he smiled graciously from the picture he held in his head as Rowen turned to him to give him the sign that it is time to go home but got disappointed at the look on Frederick's face as Frederick quickly caught sight of his father's attitude and adjusted himself. They both the palace and walked down their crib.

Back inside the King's room with Meerah, Meerah sat on a stool waiting for the King to be ready for her as he sat on another stool directly opposite him playing an old wooden piano. The King's room is the largest bedroom in the castle known as the throne room or throne hall which is an official residence of the Crown as the Queen's room is also residing side by side with the King's room which are both set up with elaborate pomp and directly opposite the room is the the solar room which is the royal family private living and sleeping quarters but have not been in use since the dismissed of the Queen, Meerah look keenly at the room that is supposed to be her father's room but she had not visited in years, the scent of the room breathes nonetheless familiar, the room is furnished with a deep gravel brown with epic designs of creative jars and a painting of the King on the wall, she looked down and found another painting laying on the floor but turned in out, seems like an unwanted painting. There was a wooden table in the middle that divided the room leaving her to sit opposite her Father, beneath the table was a golden and brown thick rug and she wondered there should be a rug and a table. He finally got up and moved to his bed with the wooden canopy and a cotton attached to it, it has numerous bed spray making the bed petite and fluffy as he sat at edge sinking into it a little. Meerah looked at his piano when he left the space and wondered how he get his rhythm with the missing buttons.

King Robin starred at Meerah and subconsciously muttered

"Alyssa "

He cursed himself for mentioning her name now as Meerah was clueless of what he meant.

"Why did you seek for me Meerah?" He questioned in a honeyed voice that got Meerah surprised and uncomfortable.

" I have come to seek for permission to join the Kingdom armies if it suites your nomination" she said in a low adverb voice.

King Robin raised his eyes at her and wondered why she suddenly made that decision.

"and why do you want to join the Kingdom armies" he stood up with his hands behind his back.

Meerah got up from the stool and and kneel before proceeding.

" because I want to be a valuable product of Patag and I want to live my life for it".

She raised her head this time.

"It is my duty to make you proud of me"

She added, hoping to have heat a tight spot of the King.

King Robin droned

"Your request will be granted but hope you know what you are requesting for"

He sat back on his bed.

"Their would be no special royal treatment"

Meerah nodded slightly

"You can leave now" King Robin ordered.

Meerah got to her room and found Daijan, she walked in a hurry and stopped abruptly when she saw her. Daijan stood up and walked towards Meerah.

"How did it go Princess?"

you went to the King, your Father"

She got closer to her and lowered her voice to speak in whispers.

"I knew you dressed to look like your Mother to get your Father's attention" Daijan looked Meerah in the eyes as she was confident of her revelation.

Meerah looked at her in aversion wondering how Daijan could be so wise and thinking if she have the ability to read minds, but felt disgusted at why she tend not to notice the most obvious ones as she definitely turn blind to them with reasons best known to her.

"And I commend you for that, it is a wise suggestion that I think will yield positive my Mistress" Daijan added.

"It did yield positive Daijan because I am now in the army"

Daijan was lost for a while.

Meerah looked away trying take off all the adornment on her that seems to uncomfortable.

" how did that happen? The King wants you in the Army?"

"No Daijan, I pleaded with him to be in the Army"

Meerah brought her gown half way revealing her full grown breasts as Daijan immediately got her a thick cover and immediately moved back to continue the surprising discussion.

"Mistress why did you want to be in the Army?" Daijan asked In awe.

Meerah was busy changing from her gown to her leather pant as she talked nonchalantly to Daijan.

"To protect my Father and to protect Patag"

She said finally facing Daijan all dressed up except for her hair that is not well packed to suit her new outfit.

"Get my hair done Daijan". Meerah said as she sat on the stool in front of her mirror.

She saw Daijan swallow hard in the mirror as she moved closer to her to make her hair.

" is there anything you want to say Daijan?"

Meerah asked her suspecting Daijan is holding back words.

"No Mistress" Daijan couldn't say a word as she remembered asking the Princess not to bother talking to him about Rowen and Kendrick as she couldn't bring herself to asking her about that now.

Meerah got her bow and arrow as she got herself ready for her jaunt,

"Order they get my horse ready Daijan"

Meerah ordered.

But Meerah turned and found Daijan still in a spot lost and shivering.

"Daijan? Are you okay?"

Meerah went close to her

"You are lost and wet Daijan"

Daijan quickly went to the Princess feet and held her so tightly pleading with her

"My mistress stay away from the Army, stay away from Rowen Mistress"

Meerah gradually pulled her feet as they both starred at each other before Meerah broke the silence.

" not until you tell me why I should stay away from Rowen".

Daijan got up instead and set to walk out.

"I will order to get your horse ready" she left the room immediately.

Meerah stood in the middle of her room wondering what Daijan could be hiding.