Fraya POV
"Fits!" I cry happily, looking at Alice wearing the dress I made.
There wasn't an awful lot of material to work with, mostly they found curtains and rugs and bed sheets, but the end result isn't bad, a little messy but in a good way! Some reds, blacks and whites, and I managed to make her some makeshift shoes.
"How does it feel?" I ask, looking at her a little worriedly, it may fit but she might be uncomfortable,
"Feels very comfortable, thank you" she says, I smile happily at this, putting the materials away into their organised sections.
Ever since I watched Tarrant make hats I wanted to make something as amazing and creative as his own creations, I loved watching him makes hats, he always made them so colourful and beautiful. When his dad told him to make them less like that I told him to add coloured feathers, I loved his hats, I even showed them to my parents and they asked for some from me, as well as Mariana. But his dad never understood.
And then they…on frabjous day, that was when everything changed.
"Princess, her majesty wishes for the lady Um to accompany her in the throne room, but she wishes for you to stay and make her a dress" says one of the staff from outside the door, I frown at this, why would she want Alice but not want me there?
"You had better go with him, its not best to upset her, do as she asks, and don't speak unless spoken to" I say looking to her she nods at this in understanding and then leaves the room, the staff closing the door behind them.
What is it that Iracebeth doesn't want me to find out?
"Chesh? Are you around?" I ask, knowing that if he is around the kingdom then he will be nearby,
"My dear I was just on my way to see you" he says appearing in front of me,
"What has happened?" I ask, facing him directly, my heart dreading what has happened that would make my sister not want me to be in the throne room for,
"Tarrant, Mallymkum and Thackery were captured last evening" he says, my eyes widen at this, no…she wouldn't,
"She swore…she swore she would not take him, that she would not harm him" I say looking down, feeling my eyes darken, my muscles tense with anger, even hearing my voice sounding like a whisper,
"My dear be mindful of your anger" he says, I look to him for this, but I am beyond angry I am furious!
"I will not allow her to hurt him!" I cry, storming out of the study, startling the staffs that was stationed outside the doors,
"Princess! You are not allowed to leave your study. Princess!" but I ignore them, my anger bubbling to the point where I feel my fingers twitching.
It doesn't take long before I reach the doors to the throne room, without announcing myself I open the doors myself, this earning all eyes on me, hearing the startling noises of the people of the court, the staff and the guards at the sight of me, especially from seeing how clearly angry I am
"You swore!" I shout, walking towards her, seeing her looking at me alarmed sat on her throne, I notice Alice sat beside her also looking at me but she is not my focus,
"You swore you would not force him here!" I shout, standing before her,
"He was aiding my enemy! He is a traitor! You should be thankful that I am letting him live thanks to his promise of making me some hats," she says, I sneer at her,
"But he is still here, you swore to me that he would not be brought here against his will – in fact you swore that you wouldn't force any of my friends here and yet everywhere I look I see them! Forced to bear under your rule! You SWORE that they would stay free!" I shout, she suddenly stands at this,
"I am the queen! I can do what I like! And you will not talk to me like this!" she shouts,
"Or what?! You'll lock me in my room? Take away my toys? - I'm not a child Iracebeth! You are not mother! You are my sister and you have been doing a poor job of that! I agreed to stay here so long as you would leave my friends and family alone!" I shout, my voice echoing the room, she looks at my face, I'm sure if I looked in a mirror I would see my normal bright blue eyes turned into a bright green colour, around my eyes would be black this happens when I am severely angry.
"Very well, you prefer to not be given special treatment – fine! For your outburst against your queen you will be sent to the cells! I shall allow you to come out once you have learned to hold your tongue!" she says, I hear the guards come to stand either side of me, but I glare at her darkly,
"Hold my tongue? I have been holding it ever since arriving here dear big sister. Having to suffer at being the perfect quiet little princess, well Iracebeth, no more," I say, taking in some breaths to calm down, but I can see the anger but also fear in her eyes. I straighten my posture at this, closing my eyes for a second and feeling them return to their normal colour,
"I do hope you enjoy the company of your court and that snivelling one-eyed favourite of yours, my company will no longer be with you" I say, turning and leading the guards to the cells.
The cell I walk into is cold, damp and empty. I sit down on the stool there keeping the posture, I wont give Iracebeth the satisfaction of my dislike of this cell, this just shows her cruelty, my sister would not have a cell in her home, my father didn't believe them, he showed he was a strong leader and the people chose not to go against him, that's the mark of a true leader, to be respected not to rule with fear, that's where Iracebeth has failed.
"Princess Freya!"
I look outside my cell that is opposite to another cell where I see to my horror Bayard and his mate and pups,
"Bayard? Giana? What are you doing here? I was told you were released ages ago" I say standing in front of the cell bars,
"I'm sorry princess, but she lied to you, she's been keeping us here, wanted to keep me working for her, and I wouldn't do it for any other reason but for my wife and pups safety" says Bayard, at this point my heart shatters, my sister has been lying to me, she breaks promises, lies and does things behind my back, who is this woman?
"I'm so sorry. I should have known" I say falling to my knees, tears building in my eyes, I have stood up for her, I spoke up in her absence, trying to make people understand that she isn't all that bad…but she is.
"We do not blame you princess, you wanted to see the goodness in her, there may be but…there is hatred encasing the good" says Giana, I nod slightly at this, but half of me doesn't believe her, before this day I would have agreed whole-heartedly, but there have been many years since the beginnings of her hatred, her goodness may be questionable.