Chance of Hope: Part One- Chapter 2

Avalyna stared out the window. She sighed and dully went over to her mirror. Her hair was messy. I wish Mama would get better so she could do my hair, thought the young princess. I surely can't. I suck at braiding. And daddy can't braid hair… I learned that yesterday.

Avalyna tried to braid her hair again but she failed to. {KNOCK KNOCK}

"Come in," Avalyna said in her gentle voice.

"Sorry if I am disturbing you princess, but your father wants to see you," Agrias said. She tried to suppress a laugh when she saw the low-attempt of the princess, at braiding her hair. The laugh escaped though.

"What is it?" Avalyna said knowing what Agrias was laughing at.

"I'm very sorry, princess," Agrias said straitening up.

"Do you know how to braid hair? I can't normally mama- I mean my mother does," said Avalyna.

"Sure, I'd be happy to."

After Agrias was done braiding Avalyna's hair she said, "Now we must hurry."

Then walked down the hall at a fast pace. But they didn't get anywhere any quicker. Finally picking up her dress Avalyna ran down the hall. Agrias thinking the same thing ran with her. When they got to the door of the throne room they took a moment to catch their breaths and compose them selves.

Finally Agrias opened the door with a greeting of, "You're both late."

"I am very sorry, father. I was having trouble with my hair so I had Agrias braid it for me, since I can't," Avalyna replied regretting that she said that.

Laughter was what she got as a reply. She dared to look at her father. And at the two boys beside him. Both were tall. One looked but her age the other looked like he was his father's age.

"Avalyna, this is an old friend of mine, Ramza Beoulve. He will be substituting for me while I'm gone for the next two months. Normally your mother would take care of the kingdom but she can't since she is ill. This is his son, Tiger."

They bowed as their names were mentioned. "Hello," Avalyna said as she nodded.

A/N: I can not remember if I put Avalyna's age one the first chapter of not. If I did  then I chaging the age to sixteen. If I didn't, well, she's 16-years-old.