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Meliara was sitting alone in her room as usual when she heard a knock on the door. That is strange, she thought to herself, breakfast just finished, the maid should not be calling for lunch this early. She walked to the door. Meliara, had memorized the layout of the room quickly, after she had lost her sight, after all who likes constantly bumping into things?
"Good morning Meliara" said an unfamiliar voice. "I am the 5th daughter."
"Good morning" Meliara answered politely, "What is the reason for this call."
"I know that now you are 16 years of age. At 16 all the ladies must all leave the convent and come to the palace to find their husbands. I will be leading them on the trip there. You may think of me as a chaperone. The reason I called on you was to let you know that we leave tomorrow. Pack everything. You will not be coming back."
Meliara stood in shook for a moment as she spoke, her voice trembled, "I think you are mistaken. I have lost my sight. My plans now don't include marriage, I am living at the convent until the end of my days. After all what kind of man wants to marry a blind women" The last part she had said, she could hear the venom in her voice, and feel the tears coming to her eyes.
"I don't know Meliara. I leave you with two choices, stay here, mope, and live in this one room for the rest of your life, OR come to the palace and hopefully, with determination, create a life in which you will be happy."
The next day Meliara sat on a carriage headed for the palace. She shared a small carriage with the 5th daughter while the other girls went in the larger one. Meliara knew that they would never dream of riding in the same carriage with the Cursed girl. She settled down for a long ride. The 5th daughter had said it would take a few hours. Soon she feel asleep. With a jolt, the carriage stopped. They had arrived.
Knights and squires peered out the palace windows straining to catch a glimpse of the arriving ladies. The ladies must have spotted them because as they came out of the carriage they were gigging as they pretended not to notice the men staring at them from the window. The beauty of the seven ladies ranged from decent to beautiful. The ladies talked and giggled loudly amongst themselves as they walked into the palace. The men did not notice of the plain carriage behind them.
The 5th Daughter had waited a while other ladies to girls to go into the palace. She knew that knights and squires would be secretly looking at all the ladies as they arrived, like they had done every year since she had been doing this, which was a long time. She wanted to make the journey for Meliara as easy as possible. What could be worse then having all the men of the palace staring at you, without your knowledge.
"Meliara we can get down now. " said the5th daughter gently. As Meliara stepped down from the carriage the clutched the 5th Daughter's hand. During the walk to her rooms, the 5th Daughter explained everything to her; on my right side is the ballroom, the dining hall is adjoined to it...After walking for what seemed like forever, she arrived at her room. Meliara told her where everything was, her room here was much bigger than her room at the convent.
She sat down on the window seat and felt the sunshine on her back. It felt so pleasant, she slowly drifted to sleep. She awoke feeling something tiny moving all over her body. She felt more of hem hop all over her. She sat unmoving, trying to figure out what they were. "CHEEP." She smiled. "Birds," she thought...She used to have birds once. Her favorite was a multi-colored bird called a parrot. Her father had brought it back for her fm one of his travels. It repeated everything she said. That was before she went to the convent. Now she didn't know where it was. She tensed as she heard soft steps come into her room. She tensed as she heard its approach. The birds sensing her tension, instead o fluttering about, rubbed their feathers against her seeming like they tried to comfort her. She hoped no one caged these birds. She hated cages. "WOOF" She sighed in relief. A dog jumped onto the window seat and began licking her hands. She giggled and stroke the dogs fur. A she ran her hands up its body she notice one ear seemed to be smaller than the other.
"Jump, Jump where are you now? Get over here Jump." and exasperated voice called. The dog that was sitting so calmly next to Meliara started wagging its tail and jumped off the seat and the birds that were delicately perching on her shoulders flew off. She heard the footsteps of someone come closer. They stopped. A deep female voice said, "I am sorry my Lady. These animals seemed to have been bothering you."
What do you think?
Meliara was sitting alone in her room as usual when she heard a knock on the door. That is strange, she thought to herself, breakfast just finished, the maid should not be calling for lunch this early. She walked to the door. Meliara, had memorized the layout of the room quickly, after she had lost her sight, after all who likes constantly bumping into things?
"Good morning Meliara" said an unfamiliar voice. "I am the 5th daughter."
"Good morning" Meliara answered politely, "What is the reason for this call."
"I know that now you are 16 years of age. At 16 all the ladies must all leave the convent and come to the palace to find their husbands. I will be leading them on the trip there. You may think of me as a chaperone. The reason I called on you was to let you know that we leave tomorrow. Pack everything. You will not be coming back."
Meliara stood in shook for a moment as she spoke, her voice trembled, "I think you are mistaken. I have lost my sight. My plans now don't include marriage, I am living at the convent until the end of my days. After all what kind of man wants to marry a blind women" The last part she had said, she could hear the venom in her voice, and feel the tears coming to her eyes.
"I don't know Meliara. I leave you with two choices, stay here, mope, and live in this one room for the rest of your life, OR come to the palace and hopefully, with determination, create a life in which you will be happy."
The next day Meliara sat on a carriage headed for the palace. She shared a small carriage with the 5th daughter while the other girls went in the larger one. Meliara knew that they would never dream of riding in the same carriage with the Cursed girl. She settled down for a long ride. The 5th daughter had said it would take a few hours. Soon she feel asleep. With a jolt, the carriage stopped. They had arrived.
Knights and squires peered out the palace windows straining to catch a glimpse of the arriving ladies. The ladies must have spotted them because as they came out of the carriage they were gigging as they pretended not to notice the men staring at them from the window. The beauty of the seven ladies ranged from decent to beautiful. The ladies talked and giggled loudly amongst themselves as they walked into the palace. The men did not notice of the plain carriage behind them.
The 5th Daughter had waited a while other ladies to girls to go into the palace. She knew that knights and squires would be secretly looking at all the ladies as they arrived, like they had done every year since she had been doing this, which was a long time. She wanted to make the journey for Meliara as easy as possible. What could be worse then having all the men of the palace staring at you, without your knowledge.
"Meliara we can get down now. " said the5th daughter gently. As Meliara stepped down from the carriage the clutched the 5th Daughter's hand. During the walk to her rooms, the 5th Daughter explained everything to her; on my right side is the ballroom, the dining hall is adjoined to it...After walking for what seemed like forever, she arrived at her room. Meliara told her where everything was, her room here was much bigger than her room at the convent.
She sat down on the window seat and felt the sunshine on her back. It felt so pleasant, she slowly drifted to sleep. She awoke feeling something tiny moving all over her body. She felt more of hem hop all over her. She sat unmoving, trying to figure out what they were. "CHEEP." She smiled. "Birds," she thought...She used to have birds once. Her favorite was a multi-colored bird called a parrot. Her father had brought it back for her fm one of his travels. It repeated everything she said. That was before she went to the convent. Now she didn't know where it was. She tensed as she heard soft steps come into her room. She tensed as she heard its approach. The birds sensing her tension, instead o fluttering about, rubbed their feathers against her seeming like they tried to comfort her. She hoped no one caged these birds. She hated cages. "WOOF" She sighed in relief. A dog jumped onto the window seat and began licking her hands. She giggled and stroke the dogs fur. A she ran her hands up its body she notice one ear seemed to be smaller than the other.
"Jump, Jump where are you now? Get over here Jump." and exasperated voice called. The dog that was sitting so calmly next to Meliara started wagging its tail and jumped off the seat and the birds that were delicately perching on her shoulders flew off. She heard the footsteps of someone come closer. They stopped. A deep female voice said, "I am sorry my Lady. These animals seemed to have been bothering you."
What do you think?