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Helen looked completely shocked, to the point that she was about to drop the ivory brush. Bubbles smiled as she looked in the mirror, she stood up and curtsied to herself.

She grabbed a simple silver necklace but the charm was a small bluish silver key with small diamonds in the loops. This small key was to turn the music box. She also put on her royal silver ring with the Royal family's crest, two dolphins pointing in opposite directions with their backs against each other.

Helen shouted, "Are you out of your mind?"

Bubbles turned around, for once...her smile weakened...

Helen just walked up to her and grabbed her by the shoulders, "Princess...Milady, with all due respect, that isn't wise."

Bubbles had this conflicted look on her face as she bit her bottom lip, "Well, I mean...I have to try and talk some sense to Father."

"You don't think no one has done that...the advisors, the generals, even the Royal Steward has spoken to him, what makes you think it'll be different for you?" Helen snapped, her voice echoed throughout the room and there was silence, she then sighed and loosened her grip on her shoulders, "I beg your forgiveness your Highness, but there is...talk...and this scandal...is more than I can bear. You have a kind heart, but no common sense." Helen fussed, but she just sighed.

"Well...you could come with me?"Bubbles asked.

Helen sighed again, once again...her advise went right over Bubbles' head, "Alright then."

Bubbles opened the door and Helen followed as they walked down the dark hallway. Going down the hallway were two large windows, even with the curtains pulled back, it still didn't let in any light with the dark clouds and rain.

"It feels a bit stiffy." Bubbles complained a little, she instantly went to one of the windows to unlatch it...

"Please your Highness, let me." One of the male servants came over to help, bewitched by her beauty.

"Oh no, I can manage." Bubbles smiled, she struggled a little but she finally had it opened. The male servant sighed lovingly, Helen had to clear her throat as a signal for the male servant to go, "Isn't this better?" Bubbles inhaled, smelling the salty sea air once again.

"Yes."

"C'mon." Bubbles walked down the hallway, Helen following close behind once more. They walked down the hall and turned down another hallway, the North Wing. There, it seemed much darker...even outside...it was raining harder. Bubbles asked past the window and thought it was going to break.

"Where are the guards?" Helen asked softly.

"Maybe...they have other guardly duties." Bubbles shrugged her shoulders.

"Princess, this really is a bad idea. Why do you want to do this?" Helen asked.

"Daddy must know that it can't be done. I can't go through with this...and..and...-"

"Does it have anything to do with the Prince of Eqaria?" Helen asked, looking closely. She could see the Princess' lovely rosy pink blush, that far- off look in her blue eyes and a little smile from her pink lips. Helen shook her head but had a smile on her face, "Awww...such sweet love."

Bubbles jumped, now she was blushing from embarrassment, "Love...Love...no...it's not like that. I just don't want Daddy to alienate our Kingdom from the Neighboring one. It's important...for trade and the people of my Kingdom. Our Kingdom depends on the trade and friendship of our Neighbors, such as...such as...-"

"Flore."

"That's right, "Bubbles shouted nervously, "and Merncillo, the Kingdom of Lunaria, and...and-"

"Eqaria." Helen looked smugged.

Bubbles turned around to face Helen, with a knowledgable demeanor look, "That's right. The Kingdom of Eqaria is an important ally...and...and for the good of this Kingdom too." Bubbles nodded and quickly turned right back around, turning to hide her flushed face.

"Oh...but you listened to the music box and suddenly decided to see the King, that's all I'm saying." Helen still had a smug look on her face.

"She is right, I'll give her that. The Princess may not have that common sense and not exactly the smartest sometimes, but every now and then she does have some degree of wit and brains in that head. Despite the Advisors' objections on the Princess' schooling, since they believed that a Princess is only to know manners; but The King hired tutors and even from time to time, tutored her himself on Kingdom Management and Affairs of the other Kingdoms as well " Helen continued to follow Bubbles down the darkened halls, "This scandal...this behavior...is so bad. The King has cut ties with Eqaria...all so he can-"

Helen snapped out of her train of thought as she heard a loud knock. Bubbles had knocked on the King's Private chambers.

"Where are the guards?" Helen asked, as the King's chambers were unguarded.

"I don't know...Daddy can't be up this time of day." Bubbles looked so confused.

"Princess, I don't think this is wise...we really must find the guards." Helen tried to pull Bubbles away but she didn't budge, "Princess Aurora, did you hear me?"

Bubbles didn't even answer, she just opened the door and entered into the room. She gasped, stood there...horrorified...The room was in shambles...the bed curtains were tore, the windows were wide opened letting the wind and rain in, papers were scattered and books from the King's own library were all over the floor...where was the King?

"Where is Daddy?" Bubbles' face was frozen in pure shock.

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