Jade Madison
Jade was asleep in her small bed that fit her perfectly. There was a knock on the door. Her mother opened it and screamed. Her scream was heard all throughout the dark and quite forest. Jade's father came running along with their closest neighbor, a widowed woman in her early 40's, he told her to get Jade and stay out of sight. That was the last time the widow, Shadia, saw that man. She did see his murderer though. Shadia has been raising Jade ever since then. She hasn't told Jade what happened to her parents, and she told none who the murderer was.
"Come on child we have to hurry. You've been summoned to the palace!" Shadia yelled.
"Am I in trouble?" wondered Jade.
"No they just want a playmate for Princess Mai," answered Shadia.
" Is she nice? How old is she? Is she super pretty like everyone says?"
Ignoring the questions Shadia kept walking. 20 minutes later they reached the palace.
"Ah, Shadia you and Jade are here," said Queen Mesada.
"Yes majesty. We are lucky the market wasn't busy and that everyone was out for their midday meal. We would have been late if they hadn't been," replied Shadia, glancing at Jade and seeing her stare unblinkingly at the wall. Don't do anything stupid, thought Shadia.
"Princess Mai, come meet your new playmate," the queen said loudly.
Shadia nudged Jade, who finally blinked and curtsied. Then Jade said, "It is nice to meet you your majesty."
"Jade you will not be going back home with Shadia," stated the queen. "From now on you will sleep with the princess and stay with her everyday unless Mai, the King, or I give you the day off."
Jade was asleep in her small bed that fit her perfectly. There was a knock on the door. Her mother opened it and screamed. Her scream was heard all throughout the dark and quite forest. Jade's father came running along with their closest neighbor, a widowed woman in her early 40's, he told her to get Jade and stay out of sight. That was the last time the widow, Shadia, saw that man. She did see his murderer though. Shadia has been raising Jade ever since then. She hasn't told Jade what happened to her parents, and she told none who the murderer was.
"Come on child we have to hurry. You've been summoned to the palace!" Shadia yelled.
"Am I in trouble?" wondered Jade.
"No they just want a playmate for Princess Mai," answered Shadia.
" Is she nice? How old is she? Is she super pretty like everyone says?"
Ignoring the questions Shadia kept walking. 20 minutes later they reached the palace.
"Ah, Shadia you and Jade are here," said Queen Mesada.
"Yes majesty. We are lucky the market wasn't busy and that everyone was out for their midday meal. We would have been late if they hadn't been," replied Shadia, glancing at Jade and seeing her stare unblinkingly at the wall. Don't do anything stupid, thought Shadia.
"Princess Mai, come meet your new playmate," the queen said loudly.
Shadia nudged Jade, who finally blinked and curtsied. Then Jade said, "It is nice to meet you your majesty."
"Jade you will not be going back home with Shadia," stated the queen. "From now on you will sleep with the princess and stay with her everyday unless Mai, the King, or I give you the day off."