Chapter 2
All the villagers froze realising that the girl who had just been flinging mud at them, who had been helping them build, yelling and cursing along with them, was in fact none other than the princess. I sighed. I knew this would happen, "Rise, no need to remain in a bow," I said as gently as possible. My father glared at me as they shakely rose. I put my hand on my hip and said, "What do you want, you normally would just send a dozen guards to kidnap me away, but today you came yourself. Why?"
Remember to whom you speak child," he snapped, the common people thankfully forgotten, "I am still your king, but my reasons are nothing I will discuss in front of this... dirt. Come. Now."
I looked out to the people and winced. All of them were looking at me in horror. Of course they would be, I was cursed, the Un-Summer princess. Hatted by the people for no other reason than when I was born. I sighed, no point in staying now they knew who I was, "As you wish father." I took one last look around,and silently mourned the loss of the people who I else likes me well enough, till they find out who I am, that or they only see my father's daughter, not my own person. So, sadly I mounted the horse my father had brought me and followed him.
had come to almost call friends. Almost. Unfortunately, Puck can be my only friend. Everyone "How dare you leave the palace unattended you insolent girl!" my father screamed as soon as we were away from the village. "Four hours we spent looking for you, even Goodfellow could not find you. Today of all day's you had to disappear, we need to get you back. The servants will help you clean up and then you need to help your mother prepare."
"Why," I asked, "You and Mama, excuse me Mother, can handle any number of nobles without me, and Elysium isn't for a month. I have no obligations for at least a fortnight as I see it."
"Would that it were so. Something's happened in the forest, a force stirring so great it has even Mab scared. Their coming. We must be ready for the Unseelie Court today."