Prince Noah's POV
As I waited for the next girl to come I took a sip of water to soothe my parched throat. It was amazing how much talking was required to simply meet thirty-five girls. And quite frankly, I wasn't nearly finished yet. So long as most of the girls were easy enough to talk to, I wouldn't have too many problems.
Lady Jessalyn Marie Rocker made her over with a kind smile on her face. She curtsied and took her seat with her smile never wavering. "Hello, Lady Jessayln." She laughed a little and told me, "Please just call me Jess. It's so much more casual." I nodded, "Of course, Lady Jess. How are you liking Angeles?"
She sighed, "Oh it's very nice here. It's not all that different from Clermont though, which isn't a problem for me. The weather is just absolutely lovely." "I'm in complete agreement there. I must admit I'm not a fan of the cold and it's never too freezing around here." She laughed, "The cold is so awful! I'm constantly thankful that I live in a warmer province."
"I agree one hundred percent. I'll speak with you again, Lady Jess. Thank you." Even though we had only spoken about weather, I still found her interesting. She seemed fun and I'd be sure to speak with her again.
The next girl's hair caught my attention right away. It was shoulder length brown hair but it had red on the ends. That made me think she was a confident person, which would be a good trait in a princess. She smiled at me, curtsied, and took her seat. "Hello, Lady Zella. I must say, I quite like your hair. It stands out."
Zella flipped her hair, "Why thank you." I chuckled at that, "So what do you do back at home?" She quickly answered, "I'm a sprinter. Running has pretty much always been my life." I raised my eyebrows a little, "You're an athlete, then? I love sports myself." "Do you? Well then I have to play something with you at some point."
I nodded, smiling. "Yes! In fact, I challenge you to a race. It was good talking to you Zella."
A pale red-headed girl with a pixie cut was up next. If I could recall correctly, her name was Lady Gemma. "Your highness," she greeted me in a curtsy. "Hello, Lady Gemma. Where are you from? I'm afraid I've forgotten." Gemma smiled, "I'm from the wonderful Dakota." I laughed, "So I assume you enjoy living there?" She shrugged, "As much as I can, I guess."
I noticed that she seemed a bit tense, as if she was nervous. It was strange to me that these girls would be nervous around me but I guess it's only fair because I'm terribly nervous myself. "What do you do for a living?" I asked her and she glanced down for a moment. "I'm a gardener so things aren't exactly...amazing for me."
That made me stop for a moment. So she was one of the few sevens in the competition. "I'm sorry about that." She looked at me and just studied me for a moment, "Yeah. Well it was nice meeting you." And then she stood up, curtsied, and left. I was a bit shocked but to be honest I was just about to dismiss her anyways. I felt terrible for raising a sore topic and would be sure to talk to her again.
Lady Shawn Louise Ferridan came up next. "Hello, my lady. How are you?" She seemed to be bursting with excitement. An overly large smile was on her face and she was practically shaking excitedly. To be honest, that was a bit off putting. "I'm so so wonderful! I can't believe I'm meeting you! Is this a dream? Oh my goodness, pinch me! This can't be real!" she exclaimed and my eyes inadvertently widened.
I opened my mouth to say something but she piped up first. "The food is so good! Do you eat that everyday? It's amazing! And then entire palace is so so luxurious! I love it here! Oh look over there, there are so many maids! And guards! I can't believe I'm really here." Dear goodness, this girl was like a squirrel. She got so distracted so easily and she didn't stop talking. All of her sentences have been exclamations so far and I couldn't take it any longer.
I saw her open her mouth to start talking again so I quickly spoke first, "Now, it was nice meeting you and I'm glad you're liking it here but I'd like you to stay after breakfast for me." She nodded eagerly and left with a quick curtsy. I put a hand to my face. She was definitely going to be the second girl I eliminated.
The next girl to come up looked...well, she looked goth. She had short black hair and bangs and I was doubtful that it was her maids who caked on the dark makeup on her face. She sat down without curtsying, "The name's Demi." she told me and I was a bit taken aback. She was certainly...something. "Good morning, Lady Demi." She grunted in response and it took everything in me not to send her back to the table right then. "What's your job?" Demi glanced at me looking completely uninterested and then told me, "I'm in a band." I nodded at her short answer and decided I could take it anymore.
"After breakfast could you stay behind with a few of the other girls for me?" I asked her and she nodded and then left. I put a hand through my hair. Two tough girls in a row. I could only hope the next would be easier to talk to.
Lady Theodosia was a lanky girl with very dark brown almost black wavy hair. She made her way over and curtsied while saying, "I'm glad I finally get to meet you." I smiled at that, I liked it when the girls spoke first. "You as well. I was excited to meet you girls." She tilted her head and gave me a knowing look, "Now, were you really?"
I felt my cheeks burn a little. She had actually managed to make me blush. "Well, I may have been a little nervous," I added and she giggled. "I thought so! I would have been too if I was meeting thirty-five guys. Gosh, I was nervous just meeting you." I laughed, Theodosia was very sweet. It was easy to talk to her and even though I know we are different I felt like I was able to relate to her.
"Now, Lady Theodosia, I can honestly say I am glad to have gotten to meet you. But now I have to keep things moving but I will talk to you again."
"Lady Gwen, how has breakfast been so far?" I started our conversation as the girl with short beach blonde hair sat down. While nodding she told me, "It's good." She seemed to be a bit awkward but it was a first measuring so I supposed it was to be expected. "So the food tastes good then? I'm afraid I haven't gotten to eat yet myself."
I must have been running out of things to talk about if I was talking about food but at least I was actually conversing with the girls. "Of course it does. It's palace food. Don't you eat it every day?" I pursed my lips but chuckled, "Ah yes that would be true. And I must say I do enjoy my food."
I mentally gave myself a face palm for that last comment. I must of sounded like a pig; a prince who loves his food. Gwen nodded, "I'd hope so. You certainly have it enough." "Yup," was my awkward reply and I continued to mentally kick myself. "Anyways, I do have to meet the other girls so thank you for your time."
The girl from Honduragua was next. Lady Azia seemed to trudge over and gave me a pathetic curtsy before sitting. "Hello there," I greeted her and she grunted. She actually grunted. Like an animal. I had to keep my eyebrows from shooting up my forehead. I cleared my throat, "Well you look lovely," I complimented her. All of the girls here did.
She eyed me as if I'd been saying that to every single girl, "You don't really think that." My eye twitched a bit and I responded with, "You don't know what I'm thinking." Azia rolled her eyes, "Yeah well you weren't really thinking I look lovely."
I took a deep breath for patience and asked her to stay after breakfast. I couldn't stand Azia for another moment. She was another one going home after breakfast.
Lady Ryley was next up and I must admit I was sort of anxious to get through this morning at this point. Some girls were easier to talk to than others but at this point I was hungry and tired and just wanted to eat. This tall girl came up looking bored and I sighed having a feeling this wouldn't be much easier. "Good morning, Lady Ryley."
She glanced up at me, "Yeah." That was all she said, and I had to hide my frustrations once again. "You look very nice." That statement was becoming a fallback. "Whatever," she said with a shrug and I decided to wrap this conversation up.
"I'll speak with you again after breakfast. Thank you, Lady Ryley."
"How are you, Lady Jordyn?" I started hoping this conversation would go easier. "I'm great, and how are you?" So far so good. "I'm well, thanks. How do you like the place?" She smiled and sighed, "It's wonderful. I'm glad I have this opportunity." I grinned at her in response.
"So Prince Noah, your highness, how have these girls been treating you?" she questions curiously and I laughed. "Some better than others, I'll admit." She giggled, "That Skye girl seemed like quite a character." I burst out in laughter, "You have no idea. And some of the other girls aren't that much better in other areas either." She eyed me curiously, "Oh yeah? Who do I need to look out for?"
"You won't have to worry about them. I'll be eliminating the worst of them after breakfast." Jordyn nodded in understanding and unfortunately I had to dismiss her. At least all of them weren't so terribly frustrating.
Alright, there's a few more girls for you! I'm so so so sorry it took so long! If you can't tell I was busy. I work at a horse camp with younger kids so you can imagine it's a bit chaotic and when it's finished in exhausted. Thank you for your patience though! I really appreciate all the reviews and know that I keep in mind those of you who review! It really makes an author feel good though to get feedback. Tell me how you like how I portrayed your girl or not. You may have noticed that the meetings are a little shorter but that's just so I can get through them just a little bit faster. Sorry if they start to sound a little alike. So today I'm going to ask a few questions for you guys:
Who are three girls you think Noah likes best so far?
Who is your favorite girl(besides your own, I know you may be biased to them)?
And who do you think is getting the first date(out of the girls you've met, I know there's a few that still need their povs)?
Also, who do you like to read povs from the most? Selected girls or Prince Noah? And do you want to hear from Imogene at all?
Thank you guys! And sorry for any typos! I didn't check it so I know that there will be some. Sorry guys, just bear with me I'm trying to function without a laptop at the moment.
