She swayed toward the floor, for the second time that day. Jonathan caught her in his arms, as a reflex. He stared, aghast, at the woman in his arms, and at the one is his bed.
"Alanna, Alanna," he said, addressing the two forms, "What is going on here?"
The Alanna in his arms yelled, "I fell off my horse, and was put in the infirmary! You know that! But then I was tied in this corner for who knows how long with a spell around me! Then I saw you in bed with that…person!"
She pointed to the figure in the bed, who looked remarkably like her. "Just who the hell do you think you are?" she exclaimed, before covering her mouth and blushing. Language like that didn't come from ladies' mouths. She backed away, mortified, and let Jonathan question the other person.
"Well, then, if she was tied in a corner, then who are you?" he asked, addressing the girl in his bed.
"Well, I felt better in the infirmary, so I decided to get up. I couldn't find Delia anywhere…" she stopped when he opened his mouth.
"Who is this Delia?" asked the Prince.
"She is my maidservant lord," she answered to his question, "And I couldn't find her. So I went to find you, to warn you I was better and to find out what you had to say to Merin, and why I saw him leaving."
"Well," responded the Prince, "When we get this business sorted out about the two of you, I'll tell you, the one I proposed to, what happened to Merin and why he was leaving. But for now, I'll leave you for one bell to let you sort this out. Then you can tell me the truth," said Jonathan with a half-smile.
He turned and backed out of the room. He locked the door magically, so they couldn't leave.
"Delia, why?" whispered Alanna.
"You know the history of your family as well as I do. A purple eyed twerp like you has stolen the Prince from the right person before. I just want to make sure that he's…happy…with the right person," said Delia, who looked like Alanna, with a malicious twinkle in her eyes.
"How did you get the spell to look just like me? You know have the Gift!" exclaimed Alanna.
"Oh…you'd be surprised at the things that servants can keep secret their entire lives…" said Delia. She stepped away from the true Alanna and evaporated into thin air.
"Alanna, Alanna," he said, addressing the two forms, "What is going on here?"
The Alanna in his arms yelled, "I fell off my horse, and was put in the infirmary! You know that! But then I was tied in this corner for who knows how long with a spell around me! Then I saw you in bed with that…person!"
She pointed to the figure in the bed, who looked remarkably like her. "Just who the hell do you think you are?" she exclaimed, before covering her mouth and blushing. Language like that didn't come from ladies' mouths. She backed away, mortified, and let Jonathan question the other person.
"Well, then, if she was tied in a corner, then who are you?" he asked, addressing the girl in his bed.
"Well, I felt better in the infirmary, so I decided to get up. I couldn't find Delia anywhere…" she stopped when he opened his mouth.
"Who is this Delia?" asked the Prince.
"She is my maidservant lord," she answered to his question, "And I couldn't find her. So I went to find you, to warn you I was better and to find out what you had to say to Merin, and why I saw him leaving."
"Well," responded the Prince, "When we get this business sorted out about the two of you, I'll tell you, the one I proposed to, what happened to Merin and why he was leaving. But for now, I'll leave you for one bell to let you sort this out. Then you can tell me the truth," said Jonathan with a half-smile.
He turned and backed out of the room. He locked the door magically, so they couldn't leave.
"Delia, why?" whispered Alanna.
"You know the history of your family as well as I do. A purple eyed twerp like you has stolen the Prince from the right person before. I just want to make sure that he's…happy…with the right person," said Delia, who looked like Alanna, with a malicious twinkle in her eyes.
"How did you get the spell to look just like me? You know have the Gift!" exclaimed Alanna.
"Oh…you'd be surprised at the things that servants can keep secret their entire lives…" said Delia. She stepped away from the true Alanna and evaporated into thin air.