The Good News Part 2
It was a dreadfully long ride back to Enchancia, the ride was so long and dreadfully slow that it made Mamoru feel sleepy.
"Are you all right, Mamoru?" Yotsuba asked.
"Yes, Yotsuba, I'm fine," Mamoru answered with a yawn. "this carriage ride is so slow and soothing, it is lulling me to sleep."
"Would you feel a little more energized if the coach went faster?" Miranda asked Mamoru.
"Oh, yes!" Mamoru answered Miranda.
"Coachman," Miranda called out. "speed up!"
"Yes, my queen." the coachman said.
The coachman snapped the reins and the flying horses sped up.
"Yes, yahoo," Mamoru cheered. "now this is more my speed!"
Marie held onto Wataru tightly.
"Are you all right, Marie?" Wataru asked.
"Brother Mine, I'm glad the coach is going faster," Marie answered. "but... I just wish that the ride was a bit smoother."
"Escuse me, Aunt Miranda," Wataru said. "but Marie & I don't really like fast and bumpy rides very much."
"Coachman?" Miranda asked.
"As you wish, my queen." the coachman said.
The coach maintained its speed, but the ride smoothed out.
Once the carriage landed in Enchancia at the castle, Baileywick came outside to greet Miranda & Sofia.
"Hello, your majesty, hello, Sofia, who who are all of these other children?" Baileywick asked.
"These are my younger brother's children," Miranda answered Baileywick. "my I present Wataru, Karen, Sakuya, Kaho, Hinako, Mamoru, Haruka, Marie, Chikage, Shirayuki, Rinrin, Yotsuba, and Aria Minakami."
"Hello Mister Baileywick." the thirteen Minakami siblings said in unison.
"Just call me Baileywick," Baileywick said. "after all, just like Miranda and Sofia, you are all royalty now too."
Just the sound of Baileywick mentioning that she and her siblings were royalty, Mamoru now felt a bit on the nervous side of things.
At dinner that evening, Roland had something to say to Wataru and his sisters.
"We will be having a ball in your honor at week's end." Roland told the thirteen Minakami siblings.
"Uncle Roland, Aunt Miranda," Wataru said. "that is so kind of you!"
James swollowed before he spoke, "Brilliant." he said.
"Amazing!" Sofia exclaimed.
"Perfect!" Amber agreed.
Most of the Minakami siblings were chatting about the the ball a mile a minute, but Mamoru was even more nervous about the upcoming ball than she was before.
"All ball for me and my siblings?" Mamoru asked Roland nervously.
"That's right, Mamoru," the King of Enchancia said. "and you and I shall dance the first waltz."
"I have to dance?" Mamoru asked Roland.
"Why, what better way to tell everyone in the entire tri kingdom area know that Prince Wataru and Princesses Karen, Sakuya, Kaho, Hinako, Mamoru, Haruka, Marie, Chikage, Shirayuki, Rinrin, Yotsuba, and Aria Minakami have arrived?"
Mamoru looked at her uncle innocently and began to speak.
"Excuse me, Uncle Roland," Rinrin said gently just as Mamoru was about to speak. "but Mamoru is too shy to even wear a skirt or a dress much less dance at a royal ball."
"That's right," Mamoru said to Roland. "I'm afraid that everyone will laugh at me."
