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Chapter Four: Edmund

Her name was Rose. Princess Rose of Galma. I guess her parents named her Rose due to her rosy cheeks. That made sense.

I was sitting in my room, reading through the parchments. Some of these princesses were just plain and boring. None of them caught my eye. I had already eliminated seven of the girls. They were not interesting at all. I kept on reading Princess Rose's parchment though.

Name: Princess Rose of Galma

Father and Mother: King Klein and Queen Emily

Age: 16

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Blue

Siblings: Younger sister Princess Lily

Activities: Reading poetry, playing colf, excellent player in chess, fluent in Spanish and French, plays the flute, horseback riding and likes to paint.

She sounded really talented, smart and athletic. Definitely what I wanted. I didn't want a dimwitted girl. I wanted someone I could have an intellectual conversation with. Someone who could help me make important decisions. Someone understanding.

I heard a knock at my door. "Come in," I said. I put the parchment down and looked up. It was my sister Lucy.

"Edmund, we're going out to play cricket. Would you like to join us?" she asked.

"Yeah sure," I said as I stood up.

Lucy looked at the parchments on the table and smiled. "I'm so glad you're looking through them. I really want a sister in law Ed,"

I rolled my eyes. "You could ask Peter for a sister in law,"

She shook her head. "Peter's wife would most likely be around his age. You're closer to my age, so your wife would be around my age as well. I would have a new friend,"

That's just like Lucy, trying to be friends with everyone in the world. I sighed. I walked over to her and smiled. "Well, let's go out and play."

Usually when my siblings and I play a game, it's just us. But today, there were tables with shades and girls sitting at the tables, their eyes peering at me. I glared at Peter.

"What are they doing here?" I asked annoyed.

"They're watching us play," Peter said casually. He picked up his cricket bat. "What position do you want to play?"

"Batsman," I told him. I stood in my position and tried to concentrate. But the sparkles from the girls' dresses were blinding. Why in the world did girls wear bright and sparkling clothes?

Susan was the bowler, and I tried to focus on her. Susan wasn't particularly good at playing cricket. She looked at me and gave me a nervous smile. I grinned.

She got into her bowling stance. I tried not to intimidate her, but she got intimidated anyway. She bowled the cricket ball to me and I hit it. I hit it hard, so it went flying through the air. Peter went to retrieve it, since it went out of bounds. I was about to tell Peter to quickly get it when I heard loud and high-pitched squeals. My eyes quickly turned around to where the girls were, wondering if one of them got hurt or saw an insect. But they looked fine, and then I realized why they had screamed. It was their way of cheering me on.

I rolled my eyes. How annoying.

Peter had returned with the cricket ball, with a really big smile.
"Well, was it super fun getting the ball, Peter? Want me to hit it out often? Seems like you're enjoying it." I said sarcastically.

He ignored my sarcasm and said, "Look how excited they're getting. It's a bit entertaining,"

Susan and Lucy grinned.

Throughout the game, the girls squealed no matter what I did. I was getting so irritated; I tried not to yell at them, but they were definitely testing my patience.

And then I dropped my cricket bat to the floor. I glared at my siblings and turned to glare at the girls. They shushed up quickly. I had suddenly ended the game, because I couldn't take anymore of their screams.

"Edmund! Where are you going?" asked Peter.

I ignored him. I was walking back into the castle when I made eye contact with Princess Rose. She just stared at me with her blue eyes. Those eyes were simply enchanting.

"Ed! Watch out for the-"

BAM!

I had slammed into a column. I rubbed my forehead, feeling my cheeks burn from embarrassment. I didn't look back up and quickly went inside, heading straight for my chambers.

This was just ridiculous, what was going on with me?