*let me just say that I know it's weird that Ella suddenly has kids. Its 15
years later*
"Mamma, Papa, where are you going this time," exclaimed Lela. Her parents, who where the King and Queen of Kyrria, often had to visit other cities and countries.
"We won't be gone long," said her father.
"That didn't answer my question."
"We'll tell you all about it when we get back. Mandy will take care of you while we're gone," the queen stated. Mandy was the royal chef, and an old friend of Lela's mom.
"How long will you be gone?"
"We're not sure sweet," said her father sadly.
The royal family had been at the door of the carriage when Ella and Char, the King and Queen, had told their children that they had to leave. The two older children, Areida and Edmund, had left to go about other things. Lela had stayed behind. A little while later, they were gone; Lela still standing there.
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She was only 8 years old. Her sister was 15, and her brother, the future king, was 12. Several nobles and princes wanted Arieda's hand in marriage, for she was very beautiful. She had accepted none of them so far. Edmund got plenty of attention, owing to the fact he was the future king. Lela was pretty, but nothing extravagant and most people thought of her as the baby of the family. She was often called "Sweet." Lela was thinking about all this as she was walking to the kitchen.
"Mandy, do you know where Mamma and Papa are going?" She figured that if anyone would tell her, it would be Mandy.
"Sorry, sweet, I'm not supposed to tell anyone." She was wrong
"What can you tell me?" Maybe Mandy could tell her a story to cheer her up.
"What do you want to hear," asked Mandy.
"A story. A story about fairies." Lela loved fairies.
"I have the perfect one. Once there was a girl whose mother had just died. She was very upset, and who wouldn't be. She was very good friends with an old cook, and she was trying to be consoled. She was asking the cook why the girl's fairy godmother hadn't saved her. The cook answered that fairies couldn't stop death. The girl wondered how she had known that. Then an idea sprung into her head. 'Do you know who my fairy godmother is?' 'Yes,' said the cook. 'Can you tell me?' 'Yes.' 'Well, who is it?' Then the old cook looked at her and told her that she was the fairy godmother."
"That was a good story, Mandy, but what does it mean? It sounds somewhat familiar." Lela thought she had heard parts of that story before. Now that she thought about it, her grandmother had died when her mother was young, though her grandfather was still a traveling merchant. Her mother had also known Mandy the cook since she was born. Mandy had cooked for them at their manor. Then Lela suddenly understood the meaning of Mandy's story.
"Mamma, Papa, where are you going this time," exclaimed Lela. Her parents, who where the King and Queen of Kyrria, often had to visit other cities and countries.
"We won't be gone long," said her father.
"That didn't answer my question."
"We'll tell you all about it when we get back. Mandy will take care of you while we're gone," the queen stated. Mandy was the royal chef, and an old friend of Lela's mom.
"How long will you be gone?"
"We're not sure sweet," said her father sadly.
The royal family had been at the door of the carriage when Ella and Char, the King and Queen, had told their children that they had to leave. The two older children, Areida and Edmund, had left to go about other things. Lela had stayed behind. A little while later, they were gone; Lela still standing there.
****
She was only 8 years old. Her sister was 15, and her brother, the future king, was 12. Several nobles and princes wanted Arieda's hand in marriage, for she was very beautiful. She had accepted none of them so far. Edmund got plenty of attention, owing to the fact he was the future king. Lela was pretty, but nothing extravagant and most people thought of her as the baby of the family. She was often called "Sweet." Lela was thinking about all this as she was walking to the kitchen.
"Mandy, do you know where Mamma and Papa are going?" She figured that if anyone would tell her, it would be Mandy.
"Sorry, sweet, I'm not supposed to tell anyone." She was wrong
"What can you tell me?" Maybe Mandy could tell her a story to cheer her up.
"What do you want to hear," asked Mandy.
"A story. A story about fairies." Lela loved fairies.
"I have the perfect one. Once there was a girl whose mother had just died. She was very upset, and who wouldn't be. She was very good friends with an old cook, and she was trying to be consoled. She was asking the cook why the girl's fairy godmother hadn't saved her. The cook answered that fairies couldn't stop death. The girl wondered how she had known that. Then an idea sprung into her head. 'Do you know who my fairy godmother is?' 'Yes,' said the cook. 'Can you tell me?' 'Yes.' 'Well, who is it?' Then the old cook looked at her and told her that she was the fairy godmother."
"That was a good story, Mandy, but what does it mean? It sounds somewhat familiar." Lela thought she had heard parts of that story before. Now that she thought about it, her grandmother had died when her mother was young, though her grandfather was still a traveling merchant. Her mother had also known Mandy the cook since she was born. Mandy had cooked for them at their manor. Then Lela suddenly understood the meaning of Mandy's story.
