Hey everybody! I hope all of you are fine.
Here is the new chapter of Preminger's life.
Hope you like this!
Chapter 21
The heiress of the throne
- ''What adorable small dog!''
In the arms of the queen, The poodle sniffed one moment at the air, smelling the perfume of the young woman then doubtless considering that the latter was attractive giving a light lick onto the cheek of that.
-''Midas!'' Chanted Preminger of a horrified tone, the bulging eyes.
He was afraid that this behavior irritates the queen and not, he prepared his entrances! Out of the question to abandon at the moment. But this one had begun laughing.
- ''It's nothing, it is a puppy''.
She rested the small animal on the ground, softly without the slightest hostility, relieving its master. He had allowed to return the next day of their discussion and had found her seated in front of the fireplace of the royal lounge... Only the loose hair, she had a book in the hand and the concentrated and lively eyes devoured every line with it. The fold of its mouth getting up in a smile on some well turned sentences, then the eyes had wrinkled indulgently for the fictitious heroes.. It was the scene which had seemed so private to Preminger as he had hesitated to make half tour and to wait one hour before appearing. But Midas had moved and the queen had raised eyes, had put her book and had smiles.
At the moment, she smiled in the same way, distant and cheerful. Then suddenly knocked in the hands:
-''Oh Anneliese, come my darling! Here is Mister Preminger, he works for your father. I am moreover delighted for your promotion , Ludwig is so generous to have employed you.''
If the princess had not occupied all her attention, doubtless he would have disparagingly sniffed by hearing the position which he occupied according to the queen face to face of the king.
But Anneliese was more interesting. She had advanced in the room with the grace of her young years, had greeted Preminger, then had begun turning around him with big amazed blue eyes. It was the delicate portrait of her mother with something lively that it held of his father. Her long golden buckles gave him the air of a porcelain doll.
Attentive she squeezed her small kitten against her heart - present of his Father King dating this morning he same had explained the Queen before that Preminger presents her Midas.
- ''You intrigue her, Preminger'', declared the Queen by laughing at her discreet laughter and clear. The girl had a brief look at her mother furtively before staring at Preminger sceptically.
- ''And well, there is not more charming and more cute princess? A golden angel, who is there girl?'' He seized the chin of the child raising an air wrongly amazed before looking at the cat. ''A small animal so cute also... Adorable tiny creature. Aaaaah !''
He had fallen back brutally behind to escape the hand of the young princess managed towards his hair, putting the hand on his wig. Midas scolded, the queen burst out laughing openly whereas the girl made one not behind frightened by the lively reaction of Preminger.
-''Heavens ! Anneliese, a little holding, my angel! Your hairstyle interests her, Preminger. I am sorry.''
-'' It's nothing Majesty. This royal child is curious, hem?''
He tapped set back the head of the princess which contracted the face in a disrupted mine... We would have said that she went either roar or explode in sobs
-''I have never seen her like this.. Usually, either she becomes fond of you or she does not support your view but there it is the fascination.
The little princess Anneliese had a look towards her mother. But Preminger saw that she continued to observe it off the corner of the eye... He was partially annoyed by the reflections of the queen: And what? Is not he beautiful? Irresistible. That the reason why the princess is captivated by him. And then was not it his future wife, that he saw there? Maybe that she felt unconsciously the fate which was going to connect them.
- ''Mister is going to remain in the palace, Mother?''
She had asked for it with a kind of concern which made pinch the mouth of Preminger.
- ''Yes my angel. Mister Preminger wishes to help us your father and me in the kingdom, it is very kind of him... He is there to amuse us.''
So presented, the impression to be vulgar one farcical was not far.
- ''Actually, I'm Secretary of State specialized in the organization of the events'', felt he obliged to specify.
-Priminger, expressed the small princess by wrinkling her small front and by looking again concerned.
"stupid royal ! it's Preminger ..." dreamed t-il by dedicating her a smile
- ''It is almost it, charming princess, in time you will adapt to it ...''
The princess seemed to be foolish, but can mattered is not it? What would ask her simply when it would have the age to be married it would be to be crazy about him, to be a heiress and to possess the beauty of her mother ... The rest was without interest.
He crossed the rest of the day to observe her running after her kitten … This kitten was apparently " the great idea of King the day before". How was she already called? Serafina? There had been even an incident almost terrifying for him, when the cat of her Highness had come down from the arms to come near Midas making scold the latter and him make pursue the small cat.
-''Come, treasure! Here. Does not make the child Midas, Daddy calls you !'' he had cooed with concern, and had really felt safe only when his dog had him obeys reluctantly.
He had observed the young princess being afraid of having creased her, but she continued to observe him of a curious look.
-''Forgive him, Your Majesty ! had declared, ''Midas does not know distinguished what belongs to him or not. I share everything with him and I am afraid of having passed on to him my taste for the beautiful things.''
The queen had made him none remark again.
-''Anneliese was always a particular child. You knew that she had been born with a born task in the shape of crown? Yes, on her right shoulder. But especially she is a very intelligent child... She will not delay beginning the studies...''I remind it ceaselessly to Ludwig but my royal husband seems not to agree with me, he preferred that she has a friend in the castle above all'', commented on the Queen and the eyes followed the fond but attentive round trips of her daughter. ''He is certainly right.''
- ''If I can allow myself, I approve you, Majesty... Princess Anneliese should have a mentor... The protocol is something difficult to master... And the dance will be a kind of pleasant learning also''.
-''if she is as his Father, the dance will be a real burden!'' The Queen burst out laughing by revealing her pearly teeth. ''My husband King has regrettably no gift for this discipline.''
-We told me that Your Majesty on the other hand was an incredible dancer...''
The Queen became confused, the pensive eyes.
- ''It was true in the time... The dance was vital for my sisters and me.. Until the arrival of the cousin of our Father...''
-''You took refuge with a magic kingdom, isn't Mother?'' Anneliese exclaimed by enclosing the dress of the Queen in an admiring embrace.
Preminger raised a sceptical eyebrow. The queen smiles to her daughter caressing her the cheek.
-''Exactly my angel...''
She waited that her daughter had gone away from some steps before declaring:
-''Nothing magic there inside... There was simply a staircase which led of our room to the mother's outside detached house... And the cousin of our Father King ignored it then we used it to defy her prohibitions and go out... In the end, this cousin was only a traitor, she wished only the death of my Father... We stopped her... Derek the shoemaker of the court helped us there...''
Her look got lost melancholic and Preminger hurried to ask:
-''Maybe I am indiscreet also I would ask your Majesty to forgive myself if I'm but gossip within the Court say that he was a friend for you''.
Maybe he would not have to specify it, had not he just wasted all his position for a simple ridiculous curiosity?
The queen frowned her fair eyebrows and little of complicity which had been established between them disappeared.
-''Would disaprove you the friendship between a person of the people and a princess?''
- By no means, on the contrary, I find it praiseworthy... A so big self-abnegation..''
"A so big self-abnegation...of her row" he completed mentally.
The queen smiles to him again, innocent of his allusion.
-''The truth it is that it was one of the only friends whom I could have outside the palace and outside my sisters. He was really the only person who I could trust, my rock ... Then my husband arrived and I would not know how to imagine my life without Ludwig ...''
"It is a wrong, because he is not going to live anymore for a very long time" thought Preminger by repressing a chuckle ... But he also thought of what he had just learnt: thus the Queen had not loved this man? And well so much the better ... Even if he doubted the truthfulness of her words ... He had noticed the embarrassment that she had felt by looking at him .…
" She is still wary of me " he noticed mentally or then it was a period of its life on which she did not wish to dwell...
But he wanted that she appreciates him... She was the only one who did not show for him an admiration without defect... While she was the Queen, and while she was in by her status the only one on whom her future depended -he excluded the too young princess still-... She deserved so so distant.. And it him drove crazy, we had never testified him that a demonstrative admiration… Except Alexiane, but the countess was a manipulative person so of course, she admirated him, too.
The ball was however his inspiration.
- ''Your husband the King asked me to finalize the ball of May ... Would you like to express me of some wishes for the latter? Your Royal Husband insidiously asked to me that he is made according to your suitability. ''
- ''Which pleasant husband ! And which devoted man you make, Preminger. Already of so good in the morning in the work! I would not know how to tell you exactly what I shall wish .. To organize a ball is an event which I have never overseen. You will take out there better without me, I am afraid of it.''
-''Give me simply a simple opinion, Your graceful Majesty. Do you prefer a traditional and royal ball or your preferences they go towards the evenings rich and varied as the receptions of the countess of Jully?''
- ''Oh no... I enjoy little the subtleties which the countess uses.''
The words held by count Osdru returned in the memory of Preminger. Damage. He who potentially planned to grant himself the help of the latter, better was worth refraining. The boredom being that his style was close to that of Alexiane. He wondered if the sentence of the queen was a worthy confession of its hostility in favour of the countess. He did not dare to ask. But his curiosity wished it…
-''Your Majesty has some taste'', lied he with impudence, ''Myself, I shall admit to have difficulty reproducing a style so extravagant. In my memory at least. But I admit that the rumors of the countess close to the marquis allowed to think that a change...''
-''No change other than a link at least extravagant and ruinous for the marquis.'' The queen blushes slightly as hampered by her own words. I doubt hardly charms of this young woman, how to doubt it, but... Forgive me, the words exceeded my thoughts. Let us return to the subject, I ask you.''
"Oh no ... You exactly spoke your mind Majesty and it was very instructive".
- ''Thus I shall opt for traditional but luxurious. The monarchy can only be luxurious. Grand but nevertheless elegant. Maybe you could, Majesty, make the immense favors to the assembly to dance.
-''Oh I ... I do not know ... It could be difficult ...'' answered Queen Genevieve with a soft voice but the corner of her lips quivered ...
"She appreciates the idea, I am obviously ingenious …".
-''I am sure that Princess Anneliese would be ENCHANTED being able to see her mother dancing .. If your Majesty gives me your confidence that would be a real enjoyment to help you to organize this event!''
The Queen looked at him taken aback, a mixture of gratitude and hesitation.
- ''Oh if you could ... But that would be a big responsibility ...''
- ''Do not think of the organization, the Majesty, think rather of you ... And I am on that His Majesty the King will be also delighted. I ask you to leave me the honor of the event Majesty.''
And she smiles to him gracefully.
- ''Then it will be with pleasure.''
Here is the new chapter of this story and as you can see: we begin to meet the characters that we know all progressively.
I admit to have been a little bit curious for knowing the way Anneliese and Preminger meetings.
Many stories I have read tend to think that the princess always hated the councillor of her mother. But I tend to think they are wrong. Julian was wary of him, but the princess does not seem to do it in the movie. She is moreover rather satisfied to see him in madam Carp's workshop. And the queen listens enough to her daughter to the point that if this one had had doubts on the integrity of Preminger, she would have listened her at least (she would not necessarily have followed her advice but listened her) ... Same Seraphina hates Preminger only when she understands that he is as nasty as his dog. Thus I thought about it. The reactions of Preminger were rather easy to guess because he is enough cernable: necessarily he be to be wrongly honeyed and hypocritical, kind but in reality indifferent even cruel.
Anneliese ... I chose the way between the admiration and the hatred. She does not know too much what to think of him, she is fascinated ... Even if in reality she finds him "stranger" than magnificent (contrary to what Preminger thinks), he is very eccentric for her.
It is a little the luxury of the Court embodied.
Preminger is not even so different, at the time, from courtiers of the Court. In the movie, it is a perfect of example of what we found to the Court of Versailles, but he is the only one to act like that in the movie. Thus, I think that the Court of the country where is Anneliese is less extravagant than the Court of France, even if Preminger being an ambassador, travelled there. What makes that it is inspired by it a lot (and that the reason why he speaks french sometimes). As a result, he is much more affected than all other characters, what makes perplexed the princess.
Princess Anneliese child is adorable, isn't ? It is the character whom I adore in his grown-up version, thus I wanted that we find her naive and very cute.
I hope you enjoy this chapter
LavernaG, Thank you for your review, I was very put under stress to read it, because Genevieve is one of your favorite characters and I was afraid of disappointing you!
I hope that she will continue to please you!
Concerning your review, I have a lot laughs when you said to consider king as the bad-guy. Oh the poor Ludwig, believe in me, he is very kind, it is a good husband and a good father, a poor man, he does not want to die :(
Even if I like very much Preminger xD I do not need to want that he makes a success, because I know that he is going to succeed seen that we find him adviser in the movie :p But he will give himself the ways( to become and to remain it.
Your opinionis very interesting. You thus think that the relations with king will be good but that those with the marquiss not? Maybe you're right...It is true that they are different. But it is not that which would cause a confrontation, we know that Preminger is very talented to manipulate people, he can thus should rather become the friend of the marquis. Or maybe not.
Concerning the return of Alexiane...it' is true that she is an important character of the history until this day. Thus it seems logical to think that she will again be present in some chapters! But having said that, what would be then her relations with Preminger? It was seen: the queen does not so appreciate her.
Ah the ball ... It is an event. I know that I told you whom the queen and Preminger would dance one day. Is it in this famous ball? Now, we know that the queen is going to dance. Is she going to dance with Preminger? Maybe ... You will see… I'm setting the suspense… ^^
Kisses
Esmee-lynn