MIDDLE OF THE WOODS
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"WHAT DOES HE MEAN BY A FAVOUR..NOT LIKE I HAVE ANYTHING THAT HE DOESN'T,I SHOULD BE THE ONE ASKING FOR A FAVOUR NOT HIM" CLARE SAID AS SHE PACK HER HAIR INTO A MESSY BUN .
SHE WALKED TO HER BED AND FELL BACKWARDS, SHE WAS WEARING A WHITE NIGHT GOWN .
CLARE SMILED AS SHE LOOKED AT THE HAND KNOT PUT A PATCH ON.
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POV KNOT
KNOT WENT HORSE RIDING WITH DAVIS.
" HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LADY EMBAR .. SHE'S NOT THAT BAD AT ALL " DAVIS SAID SMILING AFTER THEY BOTH CAME DOWN FROM THE HORSE.
" WHAT SHOULD I FEEL FOR SOMEONE I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO BEFORE .....EVEN IF I HAD I DON'T THINK I WOULD STILL FEEL ANYTHING " KNOT SAID AS THEY BOTH WALKED INSIDE THE PALACE.
" SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THE NEXT QUEEN IS " DAVIS ASKED KNOT.
KNOT SMILED AFTER HEARING WHAT HE SAID. " I WON'T SAY BUT WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE NEXT QUEEN" KNOT ASKED DAVIS .
" IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO FOR THE WEALTH OF THE LADIES THEN YOU SHOULD PICK LADY EMBAR..BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO FOR BEAUTY THEN YOU GO FOR LADY EMBAR...LADY MEGAN OR.... LADY CLARE"
KNOT SMILED AGAIN
" IT'S MAY SEEM TO ME THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE SOMEONE IN MIND ..WHO IS IT ... COULD IT BE LADY MEGAN "
" I THINK LADY MEGAN IS ALSO PRETTY"
" YEAH SHE IS .... SPEAKING OF WHICH AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING PREPARED TO HAVE A DINNER WITH THE LADIES FAMILY TOMORROW..YOU ARE GOING TO BE HAVING FIVE DATES TOMORROW YOU LUCKY MAN "
" LUCKY !!! I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TOMORROW OVER WITH " KNOT SAID AS HE REACH IS CHAMBER.
" AT LEAST YOU CAN HAVE SOME PRIVATE TIME ALONE WITH THE LADIES " DAVIS SAID AS HE PLAYFULLY WINKED AT KNOT .
KNOT SMILED
" EVERYONE KNOWS I CAN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT WITHOUT BEING MARRIED TO THE LADY " KNOT SAID
" I WAS JUST GIVING YOU SOME TIPS OF LIFE MY FRIEND " DAVIS SAID AS KNOT ENTERED HIS ROOM.
DAVIS WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE CHAMBER WHEN HE BOMBED INTO THE QUEEN.
"YOUR HIGHNESS" HE BOWED HIS HEAD GIVING HER HIS GREETINGS.
" WHERE IS KNOT " THE QUEEN ASKED
" HE IS CURRENTLY AT HIS CHAMBER" HE SAID TO HER.
" OKAY GOOD ..."THE QUEEN MOVED CLOSER TO DAVIS "YOU KNOW HE LISTENS TO ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM ....I WANT YOU TO GO TALK TO HIM ABOUT TOMORROW"
" WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW "
" CONVINCE HIM TO MARRY LADY EMBAR.....OR IS THAT TOO HARD FOR YOU TO DO ?"SHE LOOKED AT HIM IN A MANIPULATIVE WAY .
" IT'S JUST SOMETHING I CAN'T DO .. IT'S NOT MY MARRIAGE " DAVIS SAID AND THE QUEEN EXPRESSION IMMEDIATELY CHANGE .
" I'M NOT TELL YOU TO DO ANYTHING HARD DAVIS I WANT YOU TO MAKE HIM PICK LADY EMBAR" THE QUEEN SAID WITH HER EYES WIDELY OPENED.
DAVIS WAS LEFT SPEECHLESS FROM THE QUEENS STATEMENT.. ALTHOUGH HE KNOWS SHE AS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE THEY WHERE LITTLE ALWAYS TRYING TO CONTROL HIM AND KNOTS LIFE , SHE AS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE AN EVIL QUEEN IN A DISNEY STORY .
"I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THAT" HE BOWED FOR HER AGAIN .THE QUEEN WAS ABOUT TO SPEAK AGAIN AND DAVIS WALKED AWAY NOT GIVING HER A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
THE NEXT MORNING CLARE WAS IN HER ROOM GETTING READY FOR THE DINNER AT THE PALACE SHE ALREADY STYLED HER HAIR
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" MY LADY YOU NEED TO DRESS UP NOW ...WE HAVE ONLY FEW MINUTES LEFT TO REACH THE PALACE" LADY EMILY SAID AS SHE WENT TO PICK UP THE CLOTHES FOR CLARE.
" DON'T WORRY YOU CAN LEAVE I WOULD DRESS MYSELF " CLARE SAID AFTER STANDING UP FROM HER CHAIR AND WALKING TOWARDS LADY EMILY.
"ARE YOU SURE MY LADY "
" YES I AM "CLARE COLLECTED THE CLOTHES FROM LADY EMILIE'S HAND .
"YOU CAN GO GET THE COACHMAN READY FOR US TO LEAVE .
"OKAY MY LADY" LADY EMILY SAID AND LEFT CLARE ALONE IN HER ROOM.
FEW MINUTES LATER CLARE'S MOTHER CAME INSIDE HER ROOM.
" MY BABY YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL" HER MOTHER SAID AS SHE WALKED TO CLARE WITH HER HANDS OPENED FOR A HUG .
CLARE SMILED AT HER MOTHER
" OF COURSE I'M BEAUTIFUL MOTHER ...I AM YOUR DAUGHTER" CLARE SAID HUGGING HER MOTHER .
" NOW I WANT YOU TO USE THE CHARM I USED FOR YOUR FATHER ON THE PRINCE...YOU ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE" HER MOTHER SAID .
" I DON'T THINK I CAN BEAT YOUR CHARMS MOTHER ..BUT I WOULD TRY MY BEST " CLARE LAUGHED
CLARE'S MOTHER SMILED " I KNOW YOU CAN ..YOU CAN FOR SURE"
" I....." LADY EMILY ENTERED BEFORE SHE COULD SPEAK
" THE CARRIAGE IS READY YOUR HIGHNESS "
" I WON'T BE ABLE TO FOLLOW YOU ...LADY EMILY WOULD BE THE ONE TO ESCORT YOU TO THE PALACE " CLARE MOTHER SAID TO CLARE.
" OKAY MOTHER ..I WOULD SEE YOU AT NIGHT " CLARE SAID AS SHE LEFT THE ROOM WHILE LADY EMILY FOLLOWED HER .
CLARE AND LADY EMILY BEGAN THEIR JOURNEY TO THE PALACE.
*INSIDE THE CARRIAGE*
"SO TODAY IS THE LAST DAY I HAVE TO IMPRESS THE PRINCE ..RIGHT? " CLARE SAID LOOKING OUTSIDE THE WINDOW.
" YES MY LADY ....TODAY IS INDEED THE LAST DAY , YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY THE PRI...."
CLARE DIDN'T LET HER FINISH HER WORDS AND IMMEDIATELY INTERRUPTED HER.
" WORRY!!?..I SHOULD BE THE ONE WORRYING OUT OF ALL THE PRINCESS... WHICH PRINCE WOULD WANT TO MARRY A NOBODY AND NOT ONLY THAT MY FAMILY AS TO BE POOR....IF YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE OTHER PRINCESSES THEY ARE WEALTHY AND BEAUTIFUL ESPECIALLY LADY EMBAR ,THE LAST TIME I SAW HER SHE WAS NOT AS BEAUTIFUL AS THIS ...AND YOU ARE HERE TELLING ME NOT TO WORRY " CLARE SAID AFTER FACING LADY EMILY.
LADY EMILY SMILED AT CLARE .
" DO YOU NEED A HUG MY LADY " SHE SAID TURNING TO CLARE AND OPENING HER HANDS FOR A HUG.
" YOU DON'T HAVE YOU WORRY ABOUT ANYONE'S BEAUTY..FOR ME YOU WOULD ALWAYS BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCE IN THE WORLD " SHE SAID CEARASING HER HAIR .
CLARE JUST HELD ON TO LADY EMILY AS SHE NODDED HER HEAD .
THE SOUND OF CREAKING WOOD AND RATTLING METAL BROKE THROUGH THEIR SILENT MOMENT, A STARK REMINDER OF THE REALITY SURROUNDING THEM.
THE COACHMAN, PERCHED HIGH UPON HIS SEAT, IMMEDIATELY SENSED THE TROUBLE. HIS BROW FURROWED IN CONCERN AS HE QUICKLY GRASPED THE REINS, HIS INSTINCTS KICKING IN. WITH A PRACTICED EASE, HE DESCENDED FROM THE DRIVER'S PERCH, HIS STURDY BOOTS THUDDING SOFTLY AGAINST THE GROUND. CLARE WATCHED AS HE APPROACHED THE CARRIAGE, HIS EXPRESSION A MIX OF DETERMINATION AND WORRY. HE KNELT BESIDE THE WHEELS, INSPECTING THEM WITH METICULOUS CARE, HIS HANDS DEFTLY MOVING TO CHECK FOR ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE.
LADY EMILY, EVER CURIOUS AND UNAFRAID TO LEND A HAND, FELT THE PULL OF THE SITUATION.
“IS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?” LADY EMILY CALLED OUT, HER VOICE LACED WITH CONCERN AS SHE APPROACHED THE COACHMAN. SHE LEANED SLIGHTLY, PEERING OVER HIS SHOULDER, EAGER TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE AT HAND. THE COACHMAN LOOKED UP, A FLICKER OF CONCERN CROSSING HIS FACE AT HER PRESENCE.
“IT SEEMS WE’VE HIT A ROUGH PATCH,” HE REPLIED, GESTURING TOWARDS THE WHEEL THAT HAD CAUGHT ON SOMETHING UNSEEN. “I DON'T THINK THIS JOURNEY CAN GO ON.”
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN!!...YOU HAVE TO FIX IT! LADY CLARE HAS TO BE IN THE PALACE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES,” LADY EMILY SAID WORRIEDLY.
CLARE LEFT ALONE IN THE CARRIAGE WAS LEFT WORRIED AS AT WHAT WAS GOING ON OUTSIDE, SHE CAME DOWN FROM THE CARRIAGE AS SHE HEARD WHAT LADY EMILY JUST SAID TO THE COACHMAN.
"WHAT IS GOING ON?" CLARE ASKED AS SHE CAME DOWN.
LADY EMILY LOOKED AT CLARE WITH A WORRIED AND CONCERNED EXPRESSION. "MY LADY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS... OUR JOURNEY CAN'T CONTINUE IF WE DON'T GET A NEW ONE."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!!" CLARE SAID AS HER EYES WIDENED BY SURPRISE.
LADY EMILY MOVED CLOSER TO HER AND HELD HER HANDS. "YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY, MY LADY. MYSELF AND THE COACHMAN WOULD GO FIND A WAY TO GET YOU TO THE PALACE QUICKLY... ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIT INSIDE THE CARRIAGE AND WAIT FOR OUR RETURN," LADY EMILY SAID, STILL HAVING A WORRIED EXPRESSION.
"WHAT! YOU WOULD LEAVE ME HERE ALL ALONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST... BUT WE HAVE TO BE AT THE PALACE IN A FEW MINUTES, WHAT IF WE ARRIVE LATE?" CLARE SAID, SOUNDING WORRIED.
"THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WAIT," LADY EMILY SAID AS CLARE NODDED.
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🥀🦋FROM AUTHOR KNAXXL7🦋🥀
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