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It was nearly a two summers later and Edie was almost nine.
Outside the sun was shining and the birds in the trees were singing, Edie wanted to be out there, but instead she was inside by her Father's side in the great hall waiting to greet some important guests that were expected to arrive soon.
She fiddled with the sleeve of her dress, yet another beastly garment that she would try her best to ruin before the day was out so that she would not be forced to wear it again.
It was pink, again, that ghastly shade of light flowery pink that came back to haunt her again and again. It was as if there was some kind of conspiracy against her between the dressmakers and her Nurse to make her life as much as a misery as possible.
She slipped her hand into her father's, knowing it not be the proper etiquette, although it was a good way to get his attention.
"Father? When are they going to arrive?" she whispered to him.
"Soon." He said, growling slightly in annoyance. It was about the tenth time she'd asked in about five minutes.
"Why must I wait here, Father? Can't I go outside and play?" she looked at him hopefully.
"There's someone important I'd like you to meet." He turning his attention back to the doors and not answering her second question.
Edie huffed slightly and folded her arms across her chest, she was not going to stay in that room much longer.
It seemed that tedious hours had passed but then, the doors opened and herald trumpeted. "Lord Antinous."
A handsome young man stepped boldly through the doors and swiftly approached Edie's Father.
"Your Majesty." He said, and bowed low.
Edie looked at him with an air of disgust, Lord Antinous, another suck up to her Father.
He looked down at her and smiled, Edie replied with a scowl. She didn't like this man.
"Edith." Her Father said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "This is Lord Antinous, the man you're going to marry."
"Princess." Lord Antinous greeted her, and bowed almost as low as he had for her Father.
Edie's scowl turned into an expression of shock. "Father! I can't marry him! I'm only nine, and I've only just met him!" She protested.
Both her Father and Lord Antinous laughed.
"Edith, you won't marry him until you come of age and you'll have come to know him quite well by them. Lord Antinous is a well respected man, I don't expect you to talk that way of him again." Her Father said firmly.
Edie couldn't think of anything to say, she was trembling with both shock and anger. If her father thought that she was going to marry that man then he had another thing coming.
"Where is the rest of your party Lord Antinous?" her Father asked. "I was expecting more than just you."
Lord Antinous smiled, "I rode ahead, they should arrive here shortly."
Edie certainly didn't want to meet any other people, she turned and walked out of the great hall, before her Father could notice.
She almost ran to her rooms, she was so angry. How dare her Father and that man arrange her marriage behind her back. She had been expecting to be courted by great numbers of men in her teenage years, pick one, and marry the person she chose. That would be for love.
Perhaps that was just some romantic fairytale. She sighed and walked over to her window, looking out she remembered back to when she had met the man that she now assumed had been an elf.
If elves and other such creatures existed then there had to be some hope for her fairytale ideals. She heard someone enter the room behind her and turned expecting it to be a servant sent to bring her back to the great hall.
It was her Nurse, "Oh!" the now old woman cried, "You gave me such a shock, Princess Edith. I thought you were down in the great hall greeting guests."
Edie scowled again at the word 'guest'. She turned back to the window and didn't reply. There had to be some way to get out of the wedding to Lord Antinous.
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Okay, here's another short one. Sorry this chapter has been a bit boring. It will get more interesting, I promise! Just getting into it and all that - need to set everything up before we really delve deep. Laters ;0), luv Joy
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It was nearly a two summers later and Edie was almost nine.
Outside the sun was shining and the birds in the trees were singing, Edie wanted to be out there, but instead she was inside by her Father's side in the great hall waiting to greet some important guests that were expected to arrive soon.
She fiddled with the sleeve of her dress, yet another beastly garment that she would try her best to ruin before the day was out so that she would not be forced to wear it again.
It was pink, again, that ghastly shade of light flowery pink that came back to haunt her again and again. It was as if there was some kind of conspiracy against her between the dressmakers and her Nurse to make her life as much as a misery as possible.
She slipped her hand into her father's, knowing it not be the proper etiquette, although it was a good way to get his attention.
"Father? When are they going to arrive?" she whispered to him.
"Soon." He said, growling slightly in annoyance. It was about the tenth time she'd asked in about five minutes.
"Why must I wait here, Father? Can't I go outside and play?" she looked at him hopefully.
"There's someone important I'd like you to meet." He turning his attention back to the doors and not answering her second question.
Edie huffed slightly and folded her arms across her chest, she was not going to stay in that room much longer.
It seemed that tedious hours had passed but then, the doors opened and herald trumpeted. "Lord Antinous."
A handsome young man stepped boldly through the doors and swiftly approached Edie's Father.
"Your Majesty." He said, and bowed low.
Edie looked at him with an air of disgust, Lord Antinous, another suck up to her Father.
He looked down at her and smiled, Edie replied with a scowl. She didn't like this man.
"Edith." Her Father said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "This is Lord Antinous, the man you're going to marry."
"Princess." Lord Antinous greeted her, and bowed almost as low as he had for her Father.
Edie's scowl turned into an expression of shock. "Father! I can't marry him! I'm only nine, and I've only just met him!" She protested.
Both her Father and Lord Antinous laughed.
"Edith, you won't marry him until you come of age and you'll have come to know him quite well by them. Lord Antinous is a well respected man, I don't expect you to talk that way of him again." Her Father said firmly.
Edie couldn't think of anything to say, she was trembling with both shock and anger. If her father thought that she was going to marry that man then he had another thing coming.
"Where is the rest of your party Lord Antinous?" her Father asked. "I was expecting more than just you."
Lord Antinous smiled, "I rode ahead, they should arrive here shortly."
Edie certainly didn't want to meet any other people, she turned and walked out of the great hall, before her Father could notice.
She almost ran to her rooms, she was so angry. How dare her Father and that man arrange her marriage behind her back. She had been expecting to be courted by great numbers of men in her teenage years, pick one, and marry the person she chose. That would be for love.
Perhaps that was just some romantic fairytale. She sighed and walked over to her window, looking out she remembered back to when she had met the man that she now assumed had been an elf.
If elves and other such creatures existed then there had to be some hope for her fairytale ideals. She heard someone enter the room behind her and turned expecting it to be a servant sent to bring her back to the great hall.
It was her Nurse, "Oh!" the now old woman cried, "You gave me such a shock, Princess Edith. I thought you were down in the great hall greeting guests."
Edie scowled again at the word 'guest'. She turned back to the window and didn't reply. There had to be some way to get out of the wedding to Lord Antinous.
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Okay, here's another short one. Sorry this chapter has been a bit boring. It will get more interesting, I promise! Just getting into it and all that - need to set everything up before we really delve deep. Laters ;0), luv Joy