A/N: Disclaimer: I do not own this movie or any of the characters except
for, Pierre Shallop, Joan, Leonard and the mysterious servants and
eavesdropper.
~~~~~ "Now Danielle" the Queen said in a business-like tone, "I have sent for my dress maker and we're going to make you a dress for the mask."
Danielle nodded speechless, the past two days had been so wonderful, and she was learning to accept the way royalty was treated, though sometimes she winced at the way the King treated the servants. Her back was healing thankfully, from Paulette's wonderful treatment, the wounds on the top part of her back weren't as bad as the lower ones, so unless you looked reasonably closely you couldn't tell that there were any.
"We also need to make you a mask, I'm getting my jeweler to come up after the dress maker and fit both of us."
"Thankyou your majesty"
"That's alright Danielle, now Danielle I have something I want to ask you" the Queen started to say, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. The Queen sighed, "Come in!"
The door opened to reveal a middle-aged lady, with her arms full of material samples, tape measures and goodness knows what else. The lady put her things down with a thump and gave a curtsy. "Good morning your Majesty, Good morning Miss." She had an accent that Danielle couldn't place, for hours afterward she puzzled over it until she finally gave up.
"Good morning Joan, Danielle, this is Joan my dressmaker. Joan this is Danielle de Barbarac. Now, I would like you to fit her for a dress for the mask, do you have any ideas of what she could wear?"
"Firstly if I might take her measurements, then I might be able to think of something"
Danielle stripped to her underclothes and then watched with interest as Joan took her measurements. When she had finished Danielle could see that Joan had an idea. The dressmaker rushed to her things and grabbed a piece of paper. The woman sat down and began to draw. Every now and then she'd make a noise that sounded like a pig grunting. Danielle felt like bursting out in giggles, and she was trying so hard not to laugh her eyes watered, finally Joan finished. "There," she said satisfied and showed her design and some material to Danielle and the Queen.
Danielle gasped; the dress was so beautiful. It was rich red and it was quite low cut, the bodice was tight and then the dress flared out. It was simple yet beautiful.
"Perfect" the Queen, said nodding, "it will do nicely"
Nicely was a word Danielle would hardly use to describe the dress, being a servant for the last 10 years she hadn't had a chance to wear a beautiful dress (besides the time when she pretended to be the Countess de Voncret.)
"Do you like it?" the Queen asked with a smile on her face.
"Oh I love it!" Danielle cried delighted "It's the nicest dress I've seen"
"Well, it's simple which gives it it's beauty and the type of material helps too" Joan said nodding.
"Well then, do you think you can have it ready by tomorrow morning?" the Queen asked, realizing that they'd been here for hours and wanting to have lunch before the jeweler came.
"Yes you Majesty" Joan picked up her things and left, mumbling to herself the materials she'd need.
"Now Danielle, I think we can have some lunch before the jeweler arrives" the Queen rang a bell and a servant came running. "Please set up some lunch for myself, Prince Henry and this girl here outside"
"Yes Majesty" the servant said bowing.
Whilst they were waiting for the servant to come and tell them that lunch was ready Danielle and the Queen discussed different types of masks. It turned out that the Queen wanted Danielle's and hers to be made of Gold, with Danielle's to have rubies, amethysts and sapphires on it. The Queen would have Rubies, amethysts, sapphires and diamonds on hers.
There was a knock on the door and a servants head popped in. "Your Majesty, lunch is ready" and then he darted away.
The Queen and Danielle got up and walked down to the garden, where Henry and lunch awaited them.
* * *
"But Henry" the Queen protested, halfway through lunch "You have to invite the Damasel's, they're one of the highest ranking nobles."
"Mother, the head of them is a stuffy old bag who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut!"
"I don't care! You're inviting them"
Henry shot Danielle a pleading look but Danielle was helpless, she didn't know any of these people Henry and the Queen talk about so she couldn't do anything to stop them coming.
"And Henry" the Queen went on "You cannot invite those Gypsies, there is simply too many of them and imagine what clothes they would come in."
"Mother! Is this my wedding or yours!"
"Umm..excuse me Henry, you Majesty, I have an idea of how we can solve both these problems"
The Queen and Henry both turned to Danielle, they had almost forgotten she was there.
"Henry, let her Majesty invite the Damasel's, and your Majesty, in return for inviting them, let Henry invite the leader and the leader's wife of the Gypsies." Danielle sat there waiting to see what they would think. Expecting them to explode any second. She was surprised at their reaction.
"Why that's a great idea!" the Queen exclaimed
"Darling, we'll make a politician out of you yet!"
They were interrupted by a step behind them. "Excuse me Milady, Highness and your Majesty, there's a jeweler waiting for you upstairs in Milady's chambers" Paulette voiced
"Thankyou Paulette" the Queen said, rising out of her chair.
Paulette walked away, happy to see Danielle so happy and in such grand company
"Danielle, would you like to go riding after you're finished with the Jeweler?" Henry asked hopefully. He had barely seen her in the past two days; his mother had been so full of plans.
"Yes, that would be wonderful" Danielle said enthusiastically "Where should I meet you?"
"I'll see you in your chambers in about 2 hours?"
"That would be wonderful! Thankyou Henry!" Danielle sighed happily; she had so wanted to go horseriding.
"Come along Danielle, we don't want to keep Leonard waiting" and with that the Queen walked away.
Danielle hurried after the Queen wondering what the Baroness would do when she found out about Henry and her.
They returned to the room they had done the dress fittings in, and at first Danielle couldn't see why they had hurried, she couldn't see anyone in here. Then a figure came out of the shadows.
"Danielle, this is Leonard, Leonard this is Danielle de Barbarac," Danielle studied Leonard. He was an elderly man, who was going bald at the crown of his head, he was slightly bowed but he looked completely kind, his blue eyes sparkled with respect and Danielle instantly liked him. He smiled at her and she gave a small smile back. "I would like you to design her mask first, for she has to meet Prince Henry in 2 hours"
"You're Majesty, I know I will be finished long before then" he said surprised
"Well if you could please start" The Queen barked. Danielle realized with a start that the Queen did not like him. Danielle wondered why, he looked perfectly nice, but she decided the Queen knows him better then me.
Leonard faced Danielle, "Now Mademoiselle, I must take your face measurements" Danielle nodded and the man whipped out a measuring tape similar to the one that Joan used.
The Queen busily told him exactly how she wanted Danielle's mask. Leonard nodded and when he finished he said to the Queen "Your Majesty, I know exactly how it should look, just trust me." For a minute Danielle stood there until she realized that he was finished with her, she blushed a deep red and quickly got down.
"Danielle, you may go and meet Henry now" The Queen said dismissing her.
"Mademoiselle, if I can ever do anything for you even if it's just a friendly ear, please fell free to find me"
"Thankyou your Majesty, thankyou Leonard" Danielle replied and hurried out of the room.
Danielle dawdled back to her chambers, because she knew she was at least an hour early. But just as she got to the corridor her chambers were in she ran into Henry.
"Danielle!" he exclaimed, "You're already here"
"Yes, I was finished early, but, what are you doing here already?"
"Oh nothing" he said a little too quickly, Danielle saw some emotion she could not read flicker over Henry's face, but she decided to leave it be. "Come on milady" he said, putting on a peasant's rough accent "let's go for a ride"
"Very well milord" Danielle said, also playing along, and they headed off together laughing. ~~~~~
A/N: Please review or I'll set my lion on you, and trust me he's very hungry
Thanks
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~~~~~ "Now Danielle" the Queen said in a business-like tone, "I have sent for my dress maker and we're going to make you a dress for the mask."
Danielle nodded speechless, the past two days had been so wonderful, and she was learning to accept the way royalty was treated, though sometimes she winced at the way the King treated the servants. Her back was healing thankfully, from Paulette's wonderful treatment, the wounds on the top part of her back weren't as bad as the lower ones, so unless you looked reasonably closely you couldn't tell that there were any.
"We also need to make you a mask, I'm getting my jeweler to come up after the dress maker and fit both of us."
"Thankyou your majesty"
"That's alright Danielle, now Danielle I have something I want to ask you" the Queen started to say, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. The Queen sighed, "Come in!"
The door opened to reveal a middle-aged lady, with her arms full of material samples, tape measures and goodness knows what else. The lady put her things down with a thump and gave a curtsy. "Good morning your Majesty, Good morning Miss." She had an accent that Danielle couldn't place, for hours afterward she puzzled over it until she finally gave up.
"Good morning Joan, Danielle, this is Joan my dressmaker. Joan this is Danielle de Barbarac. Now, I would like you to fit her for a dress for the mask, do you have any ideas of what she could wear?"
"Firstly if I might take her measurements, then I might be able to think of something"
Danielle stripped to her underclothes and then watched with interest as Joan took her measurements. When she had finished Danielle could see that Joan had an idea. The dressmaker rushed to her things and grabbed a piece of paper. The woman sat down and began to draw. Every now and then she'd make a noise that sounded like a pig grunting. Danielle felt like bursting out in giggles, and she was trying so hard not to laugh her eyes watered, finally Joan finished. "There," she said satisfied and showed her design and some material to Danielle and the Queen.
Danielle gasped; the dress was so beautiful. It was rich red and it was quite low cut, the bodice was tight and then the dress flared out. It was simple yet beautiful.
"Perfect" the Queen, said nodding, "it will do nicely"
Nicely was a word Danielle would hardly use to describe the dress, being a servant for the last 10 years she hadn't had a chance to wear a beautiful dress (besides the time when she pretended to be the Countess de Voncret.)
"Do you like it?" the Queen asked with a smile on her face.
"Oh I love it!" Danielle cried delighted "It's the nicest dress I've seen"
"Well, it's simple which gives it it's beauty and the type of material helps too" Joan said nodding.
"Well then, do you think you can have it ready by tomorrow morning?" the Queen asked, realizing that they'd been here for hours and wanting to have lunch before the jeweler came.
"Yes you Majesty" Joan picked up her things and left, mumbling to herself the materials she'd need.
"Now Danielle, I think we can have some lunch before the jeweler arrives" the Queen rang a bell and a servant came running. "Please set up some lunch for myself, Prince Henry and this girl here outside"
"Yes Majesty" the servant said bowing.
Whilst they were waiting for the servant to come and tell them that lunch was ready Danielle and the Queen discussed different types of masks. It turned out that the Queen wanted Danielle's and hers to be made of Gold, with Danielle's to have rubies, amethysts and sapphires on it. The Queen would have Rubies, amethysts, sapphires and diamonds on hers.
There was a knock on the door and a servants head popped in. "Your Majesty, lunch is ready" and then he darted away.
The Queen and Danielle got up and walked down to the garden, where Henry and lunch awaited them.
* * *
"But Henry" the Queen protested, halfway through lunch "You have to invite the Damasel's, they're one of the highest ranking nobles."
"Mother, the head of them is a stuffy old bag who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut!"
"I don't care! You're inviting them"
Henry shot Danielle a pleading look but Danielle was helpless, she didn't know any of these people Henry and the Queen talk about so she couldn't do anything to stop them coming.
"And Henry" the Queen went on "You cannot invite those Gypsies, there is simply too many of them and imagine what clothes they would come in."
"Mother! Is this my wedding or yours!"
"Umm..excuse me Henry, you Majesty, I have an idea of how we can solve both these problems"
The Queen and Henry both turned to Danielle, they had almost forgotten she was there.
"Henry, let her Majesty invite the Damasel's, and your Majesty, in return for inviting them, let Henry invite the leader and the leader's wife of the Gypsies." Danielle sat there waiting to see what they would think. Expecting them to explode any second. She was surprised at their reaction.
"Why that's a great idea!" the Queen exclaimed
"Darling, we'll make a politician out of you yet!"
They were interrupted by a step behind them. "Excuse me Milady, Highness and your Majesty, there's a jeweler waiting for you upstairs in Milady's chambers" Paulette voiced
"Thankyou Paulette" the Queen said, rising out of her chair.
Paulette walked away, happy to see Danielle so happy and in such grand company
"Danielle, would you like to go riding after you're finished with the Jeweler?" Henry asked hopefully. He had barely seen her in the past two days; his mother had been so full of plans.
"Yes, that would be wonderful" Danielle said enthusiastically "Where should I meet you?"
"I'll see you in your chambers in about 2 hours?"
"That would be wonderful! Thankyou Henry!" Danielle sighed happily; she had so wanted to go horseriding.
"Come along Danielle, we don't want to keep Leonard waiting" and with that the Queen walked away.
Danielle hurried after the Queen wondering what the Baroness would do when she found out about Henry and her.
They returned to the room they had done the dress fittings in, and at first Danielle couldn't see why they had hurried, she couldn't see anyone in here. Then a figure came out of the shadows.
"Danielle, this is Leonard, Leonard this is Danielle de Barbarac," Danielle studied Leonard. He was an elderly man, who was going bald at the crown of his head, he was slightly bowed but he looked completely kind, his blue eyes sparkled with respect and Danielle instantly liked him. He smiled at her and she gave a small smile back. "I would like you to design her mask first, for she has to meet Prince Henry in 2 hours"
"You're Majesty, I know I will be finished long before then" he said surprised
"Well if you could please start" The Queen barked. Danielle realized with a start that the Queen did not like him. Danielle wondered why, he looked perfectly nice, but she decided the Queen knows him better then me.
Leonard faced Danielle, "Now Mademoiselle, I must take your face measurements" Danielle nodded and the man whipped out a measuring tape similar to the one that Joan used.
The Queen busily told him exactly how she wanted Danielle's mask. Leonard nodded and when he finished he said to the Queen "Your Majesty, I know exactly how it should look, just trust me." For a minute Danielle stood there until she realized that he was finished with her, she blushed a deep red and quickly got down.
"Danielle, you may go and meet Henry now" The Queen said dismissing her.
"Mademoiselle, if I can ever do anything for you even if it's just a friendly ear, please fell free to find me"
"Thankyou your Majesty, thankyou Leonard" Danielle replied and hurried out of the room.
Danielle dawdled back to her chambers, because she knew she was at least an hour early. But just as she got to the corridor her chambers were in she ran into Henry.
"Danielle!" he exclaimed, "You're already here"
"Yes, I was finished early, but, what are you doing here already?"
"Oh nothing" he said a little too quickly, Danielle saw some emotion she could not read flicker over Henry's face, but she decided to leave it be. "Come on milady" he said, putting on a peasant's rough accent "let's go for a ride"
"Very well milord" Danielle said, also playing along, and they headed off together laughing. ~~~~~
A/N: Please review or I'll set my lion on you, and trust me he's very hungry
Thanks
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