Chapter SixMeta slept very little, tossing and turning from side to side.
She was glad when at last it was time for her to climb out of bed and go riding.
She wondered what the Prince would be like in the morning and if he was still looking as he had the previous night.
When she was dressed, she opened the door into the corridor and saw that Nathlia was coming out of the room opposite.
They went down the stairs together and found that Richard was waiting for them in the hall.
“Where is Alexis?” Nathlia then asked him.
“I have been told that he is already up,” Richard replied, “so I expect he has gone to the stables ahead of us.”
They walked out of the front door towards the stables.
It was a lovely day with the sun shining brightly. The ducks were swimming on the lake and the birds
