living the life of a grand duchess.

*Author POV*( I deeply apologize to whoever is seeing this but please the chapters are a little mixed up from chapter 7 but I hope you can manage🥰😊) The morning light trickles in from the window and cast a ray on Wilhelmina 's(Katerina )face. She stirred, waking from her slumber, shifting, turning, shivering from the morning breeze. She reached for a shawl,draping it on her self. She rubbed her face in and sat up. *Katerina pov* "Oh my days...my back hurts,when the f**k did my bed get so hard ? " *Author POV* She asked no one in particular as she opened her eyes taking in the scene before her... *Katerina pov* "What the actual f**k?!... How did I get here?!, where is this place?! " *Author POV* She asked as she exclaimed loudly to no one in particular waking her maids. "Your highness,why do you scream so early this morning, is something the matter ?" A sleepy short woman came up to her from the dark causing her to scream again. "Ahhhhhh!!" "Calm down , it's me Olga your highness." She explained in an attempt to get Wilhelmina (Katerina)to call down. *Katerina pov* "Who are you and why did you scare me like that?" " It is I Olga, your servant. " " I don't know you." " I hired a servant since when?" " I can't afford it." " We were assigned to you by your father when you first came to the palace." The lady replied " We?" I was slightly confused. " Yes Katya and I, she is right over there let me just wake her up she sleeps like the dead. " I turn to my right to see where she pointed to,I find the silhouette of a rather young and slightly tall but pretty girl. " KATYA! Wake up you sleepyhead! " " I'm up , I'm up Olga." " Well wake up quicker,her highness wishes to see you." The girl bolted up from her mattress on the floor and ran towards me bowing deeply. I'm very sorry for the delay your highness, I slept too deeply. "It's all right, I wish to get ready for today." I say, playing into the character not wanting to change suspicion. They approached me and led me to a closet-like enclosure with a bunch of smelly clothes. "What is that stench?" I asked slightly irritated. " Oh it is the stench of your clothes ." " Do I have any new and unworn dresses ?" " Yes your highness I will bring them to you right away." I watched as she left to go get a few dresses but a red and Yellow ornately designed dress caught my eyes.  ( Looks closest to what I envisioned in my mind) I looked upon it and said " I shall wear this as for the rest take them all down and wash them clean,make sure not to damage them." " Your highness ,these dresses are too expensive to be washed..." " They are surely not too expensive to stink so take them all down and wash them." " Surely I will carry out your orders for your highness but first you must dress and prepare for breakfast." " Fine take me to the bath first." " Your highness I'm afraid not ,the physicians say that it is bad for one's health to bathe." Said olga " Surely you jest." " I'm afraid not, your highness" Said Katya " Hahaha that is preposterous,take me to bathe,no...I demand to bathe...NOW!" " How does one live without bathing every day...do you not itch or smell?" "We ignore it sometimes since no one actually complains and only the rich can afford perfume." "WHAT!?" We went on to argue for an hour of the pros and cons of taking a shower,how ridiculous but I won anyways. I was shocked at the amount of dead skin cells that were on this girl's skin,I requested a linen cloth and scrubbed like my life depended on it because it did. The shower was over in about an hour in which I had to wash my hair and skin with an oil and a pink solution,I suspect that it is soap ginger plant,I used a silk cloth rolled up thickly and I tightly wrapped my hair in a Crown on my head,I plan to take it out when my hair dries it will be a New addition to my now slowly growing but existing hair routine. I come out of the shower and reapply that oil all over since I clearly lack lotion here and it is quite cold so it's not a discomfort. I feel my soft and new skin as I leave the enclosure and find Katya waiting for me in the main room she helped me put on a loose fitting chemise,some socks and some stays after which I put the dress and shoes on. I looked at myself in a mirror and felt something was not quite right about how I looked so I unbuttoned the chemise at the collar and it revealed some cleavage. "Yes..it is complete." "What do you mean by that your highness?" " I meant My look...it's complete,what is on my schedule today." " Your sch-what?" Katya asked as she helped me put my jewelry on I smiled as the little dangling thing on the necklace sat right between my breasts and I was packing melons. "Nevermind Katya you'll never understand." " Do you perhaps mean to ask of the activities you shall carry out today, your highness?" " Yes." I answered as I admired myself in the mirror. "Brush my hair for me please." Olga moved to follow my order and removed the silk cloth,I marveled as I watched the thick and luscious strawberry brown and shiny hair on my head fall in big waves. I asked olga to stop brushing my hair when I got the desired 60's hairstyle I was going for only difference is the length of my hair,past my ass. "Ravishing...no?" I asked as I looked at my image in the mirror. "Very much so your highness." Said Katya So, you're telling me that there is nothing I should do today. "No your highness, not that I know of." " Show me the way to garden." " Oh we must bring this gadget along your highness It makes it easier to watch the birds when they are far away!" Said a very excited Katya