*******Lela*******
I was awoken by a quiet knock on my door. I sat up and wiped my face. Pulling on a dress robe I went over to the door and opened it. Char was standing there holding a bouquet of flowers.
"I'm sorry I got mad," he said, handing them to me.
"And I m so sorry I lied."
"May I come in?" he asked.
"Of course. Have a seat," I pointed to the little round table near my bed.
"I don't want you to leave tomorrow morning. I'd like you to stay a bit longer."
"Are you sure, your highness?"
"Char, and yes I'm sure. You know something, I saw the Ogre Tamer tonight after dinner." "Really? Did you speak to her?" "No, she was up a tree at the house I was having dinner at. Strange, isn't it?" "Very," I kept my promise and didn't say anything. After a moment of silence Char said, "Tell me, is there another Lela in Bast?"
"No, other than my mother. The strangest thing is that I look like her."
"Yes I was thinking about that. You don't have a twin do you?" he asked, jokingly.
"No. I don't have any siblings. But who in their right mind would lie about their name to a handsome man like you?"
"Well, I can think of one person."
Something clicked, "So can I. I have to go. I'll be back by morning."
I threw on a cloak and ran outside. I bumped into a carriage driver, "Take me to the place the Prince had dinner tonight."
The servant knew better than to ask questions. I jumped into the carriage and ordered him to drive faster. He stopped in front of a beautiful house. I jumped out and told the driver to wait for me. I knocked on the door. An older woman answered the door.
"Where is she?"
"Miss Hattie is in bed."
"No, not her. The Ogre Tamer!"
The woman looked confused but said, "Ella?"
"Yes! I need to speak with her. It is extremely important! Please, I know she's here!"
"All right, follow me."
We went down to the servants quarters. She pointed to a door. I knocked. "Come in, Mandy." I heard someone say. I assumed Mandy was the woman who had answered the door. I entered a tiny, dirty room. I took it all in. She couldn't be rich! She was a.servant? In a little bed lay the Ogre Tamer. She was crying.
"Did I wake you?" I asked.
"Lady, this woman has urgent news for you."
"Congratulations," she choked out.
"On what?"
"He proposed. I know," she replied.
"I didn't accept. I told him the truth. But that's not why I'm here. Why did you say you were me at the ball?"
"What?"
"You were the masked dancer, I know it!"
I was awoken by a quiet knock on my door. I sat up and wiped my face. Pulling on a dress robe I went over to the door and opened it. Char was standing there holding a bouquet of flowers.
"I'm sorry I got mad," he said, handing them to me.
"And I m so sorry I lied."
"May I come in?" he asked.
"Of course. Have a seat," I pointed to the little round table near my bed.
"I don't want you to leave tomorrow morning. I'd like you to stay a bit longer."
"Are you sure, your highness?"
"Char, and yes I'm sure. You know something, I saw the Ogre Tamer tonight after dinner." "Really? Did you speak to her?" "No, she was up a tree at the house I was having dinner at. Strange, isn't it?" "Very," I kept my promise and didn't say anything. After a moment of silence Char said, "Tell me, is there another Lela in Bast?"
"No, other than my mother. The strangest thing is that I look like her."
"Yes I was thinking about that. You don't have a twin do you?" he asked, jokingly.
"No. I don't have any siblings. But who in their right mind would lie about their name to a handsome man like you?"
"Well, I can think of one person."
Something clicked, "So can I. I have to go. I'll be back by morning."
I threw on a cloak and ran outside. I bumped into a carriage driver, "Take me to the place the Prince had dinner tonight."
The servant knew better than to ask questions. I jumped into the carriage and ordered him to drive faster. He stopped in front of a beautiful house. I jumped out and told the driver to wait for me. I knocked on the door. An older woman answered the door.
"Where is she?"
"Miss Hattie is in bed."
"No, not her. The Ogre Tamer!"
The woman looked confused but said, "Ella?"
"Yes! I need to speak with her. It is extremely important! Please, I know she's here!"
"All right, follow me."
We went down to the servants quarters. She pointed to a door. I knocked. "Come in, Mandy." I heard someone say. I assumed Mandy was the woman who had answered the door. I entered a tiny, dirty room. I took it all in. She couldn't be rich! She was a.servant? In a little bed lay the Ogre Tamer. She was crying.
"Did I wake you?" I asked.
"Lady, this woman has urgent news for you."
"Congratulations," she choked out.
"On what?"
"He proposed. I know," she replied.
"I didn't accept. I told him the truth. But that's not why I'm here. Why did you say you were me at the ball?"
"What?"
"You were the masked dancer, I know it!"