Chapter 21
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Daylight came shining through the windows in Elena's room, during the night her sister Isabel wanted to sleep in Elena's bedroom. So by the time a maid came to wake them up both the Avalorian sisters, was spread out in the bed with mess up hair an the bed covers a mess as well. The maid pulled out clothes for the sisters to wear for the day, walking over to shake both the princess awake Isabel woke first. Hurrying to get dressed to play with the boys again Elena had to tell her sister to slow down, but Isabel comment back "I wanted to show Jake and Borgan of an invention I made, that's supposed to help them clean the kitchen faster." After getting dress Isabel ran to her room taking with the book she had, seeing that she was marking the book with tabs Elena was wonder if her sister, was to much invested in the book she had watching Isabel run down the hallway, in her now green dress with brown boots.
Going back into her room Elena was handed a pink dress covered in floral patterns, the maid sat Elena down in front of the makeup stand pulling out a necklace. Elena really didn't want to be doll up so she waves away the necklace, "I'm sorry I just don't wear a lot of jewelry" the maid still holding the necklace looks at her strangely. "But I was told princess loved wearing the high end fashion an showing how elegant they are," the maid says as she digs to find some earrings to match Elena's dress. Elena rolls her eyes thinking that this was a way to keep her out of trouble, "Alexzander has a poor way of thinking that some jewelry going to keep me busy," the maid turns to her direction holding two long diamond earrings.
"Oh no that wasn't his suggestion at all we thought as servants to the prince, we thought that your guest here you needed to be well taken care of," the maid hands the earrings to Elena so she can put them in. Holding the earrings in her hand as Elena looks at the maid "does this always happen here?" The maid tenses a bit "well only for those who are well deserved to have our help, but to those who mistreat us Alexzander will make sure that they are restricted on things." Elena puts the earrings in an stands to to put on the given dress, with the maid help the dress came pass her feet a bit touching the ground. As the maid walks around her and lifting the dress, "it seems the dress is quite long I'll see if one of the servants can help" Elena really didn't want them to go the extra mile.
"Oh no that's fine I'll just pick up the dress cause so far some of the dress didn't really fit to being with," Elena explains thinking that the ordeal will be glossed over but the maid placed her hands on her hips, "it's fine it's not like these 100 years old dresses weren't altered" gestures to Elena's dress. Elena looks down to the dress then to the maid "I'm wearing a dress over a 100 years old?" The maid face that was full of happiness turns into worrying look "if you don't want to wear it I can get you a newly made dress," Elena sees the maid going into panic mode she quickly calm the maid down. "Oh no you're fine I'm just surprised that the dress is that old but how you keep something this well taken care off?," the maid goes to find some shoes for Elena to wear looking through some boxes. Then pulling a part of with small white heel shoes the maid gets down to put them on Elena, "an for your question lots of cleaning an fixing holes from moths eating them."
The maid stands up an fixed her dress she turns away from Elena, "now if you excuse me I must see the prince off on his journey." When the maid was at the door she bows to Elena giving her goodbye, "so Alexzander really is leaving I thought he'll leave when the blizzard calms down," the maid leans back then looks out the window to her left. "I don't think we can with stand this weather anymore princess Elena," the maid takes her leave with Elena following behind her wanting to see if the maid was right. As they both head to the main door of the palace there stands Alexzander, he was pulling on a black long jacket then takes his sword form a servant. Elena was on top of the stairs looking down seeing that it looked as almost everyone here in the place, was seeing Alexzander off on his journey with everyone giving their goodbyes.
Alexzander looks back seeing Elena on top of the steps looking right at him, he leans over to a maid "make sure she doesn't sneak out I don't want to deal with another problem on my hands." He turns to take his leave closing the door behind him, Elena watched Alexzander leaves into the blizzard the servants an maids toke their leave. Not really knowing what to do she heads to go find Gabe to see if has gotten any better, Gabe was to his full health but was still a little wheezy. Gabe was talking with Elena in his room asking what he miss, Elena gave him the short version of the boys, Alexzander leaving not to long ago an cutting her hand open. But leaving out the nightmare about Cullen not wanting Gabe go full on protective mode, especially about the the dream about her with Alexzander.
They heard a knock coming from the door both sitting down in leather chairs, Gabe gets up to see who wanted to come in slightly opening the door revealing a maid. She bows as she was holding a try full of snacks not wanting it tip to over, Isabel peeks her head through with Jake an Borgan as well. The three came in as Jake helping push in Isabel's new invention, it was placed on a wagon with a big green cover hiding the machine. Gabe steps back well as the maid Jake position the cart for it to not runaway, Isabel puts her hands on her hip with a big smile ready to show what she made. The jackuins come through the door hearing the commotion outside the room, all three looks at each other curious on what Isabel made.
Pulling the the cover revealing a medium sized robot the top of its head had a clear dome, with a crystal giving off electricity the face was boxed shape with bulbs for eye balls, with pinchers an with wheels for its legs. They all looked on in amazement "so is this what you where talking about to help out with the kitchen", Elena asked as she watched the robot becomes reanimated. Isabel nodes in excitement "yeah an it talks to but it only respond to yes or no questions though," she looks down feeling that the robot could use improvement. The robot jumps down to the ground as everyone watches, it turns around as its head stays in place Isabel cups her hands, "R1 can you help clean Gabe's room?" R1 eyes flicker when speaking "yes m-master" spinning around an towards Gabe's mess up bed, the machine begins fixing the bed an takes the clothes that was laying on the bed.
It shoved the dirty cloths in its mouth washing them inside its body shaking, but the rattling of the robot was to great nuts an bolts begin to fly everywhere. Elena hurry's to the children as they hide close to Elena, Gabe grabs the table that was close to the chair they was sitting at. The maid ran over to help shield the children as Gabe used the table as cover, everyone covered their ears hearing a loud bang an glass shattering. Looking over the table R1 was smoking from his head broken dome an crystal, static was seen on the machine "you okay Isabel?" Jake asked as can see the look of sadness on her face.
Elena looks to Isabel that showed she was about to cry, she leans over to comfort Isabel seeing that she must of put a lot of effort. Isabel gets up quickly an ran out the room stomping the hole way, "is it okay to come down" everyone that was still in the room looks up. All the jackuins flew out the way from the chaos, Elena get up an walks to the robot it damaged Gabe's bed an the wall, scorched marks was seen from the damaged that it caused, Elena turns to look at the boys as they hurry out the room to chase after Isabel, Gabe an the maid pulls the table upright the jackuins landed on the ground. Elena moves the robot back in the cart an places the cover back on, lifting the cart up as the maid picks up the tray of snacks with Gabe's help.
"I'm going to take the robot back to Isabel an see she's alright" Elena pushed the cart out the room, as she walks up to Isabel's room an knocks. "Isabel it's me Elena I'm checking to see if you're alright" but Elena meet with silence, she tried again hearing her sister give off a teary "go away" tone Elena got worried. Elena turns the door handle showing it wasn't locked, Elena walks seeing Isabel laying flat on her bed covering her face with a pillow. Jake was standing next to Isabel's bed holding a book an pencil, Borgan was sitting on the bed holding a pillow close to his chest. Closing the door behind her Elena sat down on Isabel's bed, "Isa I know you're invention didn't go as planed but I know you can always fix it, an make it even better then the last." Elena smiles as Isabel moves the pillow away from her face an sighs in frustration, "but it was supposed to work it took me nearly two weeks day an night," Isabel sits up facing Elena as she wipes away her tears.