CHAPTER 6
The day of the Falling Leaves Festival finally arrived.
I didn’t know what was happening, only that it was a whole day event and that it started with a parade. I was very excited.
Anna swarmed my chamber way too early in the morning with two young maids. They woke me up, hurried me into the bath and allowed me a few minutes to have breakfast before propping me before the mirror to get ready. Their excitement was infectious.
And so, there we were standing in the middle of my room; I had my back toward the mirror. I was not allowed to see anything until I was totally ready. One girl helped me with the dress, while the other worked on my curls as Anna perused a collection of jewelry she had laid out on my table.
She was already ready, with her hair pulled up in coils of braids,
