Chapter 36
Queen Genevieve
Genevieve and her family had just made it back to the castle; she was glad that Duke Reynolds was on their side, and now they could take on Levi if he ever put a foot in Glidonia.
"There is to be a celebration tonight; we must celebrate the justice given to king Derek himself, as it was to Glidonia." Said Delia as she stared at her husband.
"What a wonderful Idea!" exclaimed Randolph,
"I'll send a letter to everyone in the village so they all know about it and will be ready tomorrow night." Said Edaline as she and Fallon appeared from the garden.
"Hey, you guys are back. I took it as everything went smoothly then?" said Isla as she came from behind Edaline; immediately, Genevieve could see that Isla was happy to see Tobias as well as he was to see her.
"Yes, everything went well; we were just talking about hosting a party tomorrow to celebrate." Said Derek.
"We are?" said Janessa.
"That's awesome!" exclaimed Kathleen.
"This is going to be fun!" cheered Lacey.
"So, is it official that everyone is outside?" said Delia.
"No, Hadley is inside; she's finishing our dinner; she sends the maids home early because she and Isla wanted to prepare you guys food…. You know to celebrate." Said Fallon.
"Then why are you not with her, Isla?" asked Edmund.
"We each decided to make our own type of favorite foods, with no help from each other. But we did have a bit of help from the triplets." Chuckled Isla.
"Wait a minute, it's already nighttime; why aren't you three in bed?" said Genevieve to the triplets.
"Because we wanted to wait till you guys got home." Said Lacey.
"Besides, we want some of Isla's special chocolate cake!" exclaimed Janessa.
Genevieve looked over at Derek as the rest of the family laughed; he nodded swiftly to them as she glanced over at the girls; what got Genevieve a bit mad was their pouty faces.
She hated whenever the girls did that to her because when they did, it was hard for her to tell them no; she softly sighed as she said, "fine, but after dinner, it's straight to bed, girls." Said Genevieve.
"Yay! Thanks, Genevieve, you're the best," said Kathleen and Janessa as they rushed inside, and it began to rain.
"Why don't we all go inside before the rain starts to fall harder." Said Derek as everyone nodded and started heading inside.
Both Derek and Lacey helped Genevieve as she started walking up the slippery stairs; they couldn't believe their eyes when they entered the dining room.
Prince Tobias
"Here it is, guys." Said Isla.
As Tobias saw this and was astonished, it wasn't just a typical dinner; it was more like a feast; there was chicken, roast beef, shrimp soup, biscuits, molten lava cake, cheesecake, nuts, chocolate chip, and sugar cookies. To drink, there was milk, water, juice, and wine for the people who could.
"Welcome, everyone; well, what are you waiting for? Sit down and dig in, guys." Said Hadley and Isla.
Everyone took a seat and started to eat; each stared, taking bits of food from the middle; they ate, drank, and chatted; Tobias was even enjoying himself; he always felt comfortable talking with Isla.
"Everything is delicious; thank you, Isla, you too, Hadley." Said Tobias.
After the dinner was finished, all the adults left to the study room to discuss what they should do about the war that would soon occur; meanwhile, he and Isla decided to take a walk around the castle.
They both came upon the library; they opened the door, saw that no one was there, and entered; they got comfortable near the fireplace.
"Tobias…" asked Isla
"Yes." Said Tobias.
"How did your mother die?" asked Isla.
"She died when I was about eleven years old; she had come down with influenza, then she passed on one cold winter night." Said Tobias, a bit sad.
"I am sorry, Tobias." Said Isla.
"Don't worry, Isla, this is actually the first time I've talked about her. Since she passed, I never really talked to anybody, and I want to thank you for that; you're the first one that has ever asked me how I feel and made me talk." Said Tobias as he took hold of Isla's hands and kissed them.
"Thank you for keeping me company," As Tobias was about to say something, they heard a noise, "ding" It was the clock. It was fifteen minutes to eleven o'clock.
"Come on, Isla, we should get to bed; it's getting pretty late." Said Tobias as he and Isla both headed to their rooms; as they reached Isla's room, they shared a hug, said their goodnights, and parted ways.
Queen Genevieve
Genevieve is sitting on her vanity, brushing her hair, waiting for Derek to come from the study room; she was so happy that Derek walked in.
"Derek," said Genevieve as she stood up and gave her husband a welcoming hug.
"I'm so happy we won the court case." She said.
"So am I, honey, but now I'm afraid we must get ready for Levi's war." Said Derek as he saw Genevieve get a bit worry or sad.
"Hey, don't worry, honey, we'll be ready whenever he wants to attack." Said Derek as Genevieve nodded and shared a hug with him.
"Just remember that whatever happens, I'll always love you, Genevieve." Said Derek.
"I'll always love you too, Derek." Said Genevieve as they shared a kiss, then went to bed.