2 years later...

Two figures in the stone cold room, for several minutes they were silent as they hunched over and straightenrd repeatedly. One figure, a young girl, stopped packing and broke the silence.
"That...that..." The girl stumbled in fury. "selfish, inconsiderate,-". "My lady!" the maid raised her eyebrows to stop the girl from continuing. The girl looked sheepish, yet continued in her defense "Well, honestly, what nerve! Not only is he comitting treason, he's being absolutely ridiculous! A girl! training for knighthood"
The maid packed more clothes and tried to calm the fuming girl. "He is doing what is best for the manor miss, You know your the only heir" The girl grumbled. "No point in complainin' miss. You can't undo whats been done." The maid said, eyes downcast. The girl stubbornly tried to think of a retort but failed, She sighed in exasperation, and hoplesness. She bit her full lips to keep from crying. She failed and began to sob. "he..he-hic- he's horrible!! I doooon't wan-hic-want to leaaavvee!." The maid abandoned her place and rushed to the girl in comfort. "ohhh shoosh, dearie, hush now," the maid cradled the girl's hair, patting her black locks, making motherly crooning sounds.

Some time later, the very same girl could be found sitting at the edge of a pool of water.
She stared at the reflection in front of her. Her large, brown eyes filled with tears as she fingered her newly cut hair. It curled softly around her face, cradling it. She stood, and walked away.

With the horses packed, The girl, and a servant left the grounds. The servant was polite, but cold and distant as he relayed her fathers wishes. "Your father says that you will refer to yourself as Alexander, and to forget the name Alexandria." obviously, the girl thought moodily. He continued. "In addition, you are to stay out of trouble..." The servant was toned out as the girl began to contemplate her new life, and the changes that would befall her. "-and keep a civil tongue in your head whilst you-" The girl cut him off with a gasp once she saw the great castle looming closer in the distance. "It's huge..." she said, drawing out the the word in a long exhalation. Once inside the castle's shining gates, palace servants came to take away the horses, luggage, and to give the servant a temporary room to rest before his return journey. A clean shaven middle aged man gestured for the girl to follow. "You will begin as a page, running errands and fetching things for your elders, in addition to being instructed in manners, courtesy, cleanliness, and religion. You will learn basic hunting and falconry, and also valuable battle skills such as the use of weapons and armor and the caring, readying, and riding of horses." He said this all very quickly while walking down a magnificent hall. The girl could barely take it all in as she rushed to keep up with the man. He halted suddenly and turned to face her, "follow that maid there and she will take you to your new residence" With a sniff, he retreated speedily down the hall.

The young girl turned to the maid with wide eyes, "don't look at me like that young sir, you will live." the servant huffed.