Chapter 2
"Pardon," the kngiht said as he finally turned away.
"It took you long enough," Katrene muttered under her breathe. She could tell that the knight looked ashamed.
Katrene could hear her governess calling her.
"I believe you are being summoned," he said his back to her.
"I can hear well enough," she said as she picked up her clothing, and put them on. She then ran angrily to the palace.
Right after Raoul was alone he began to laugh. It was a melodious deep chuckle. He didn't think that the women here had such spirit. He was well surprised. Perhaps his stay at the Copper Aisles wouldn't be so bad after all. He looked forward to seeing the young girl again.
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"Malady, what in the name of Mithros were you out there doing?" Lady Egan asked Katrene.
"I wasn't doing anything," Katrene told her governess stubbornly.
"We must get you ready for tonight. You know, Sir Raoul is here tonight. He just got in today."
"I wasn't aware," Katrene lied. It would do no good for people at the palace to know that Sir Raoul saw her while she was immodest. She would get a strong lecture, and she did not need another one.
"Now, which dress do you like best?" Lady Egan asked her.
"I've worn both before. You decide. I think that they're both ugly," Katrene said in utter rebelliance. She did not want to admit that they were her favorites, because she was in too bad a mood.
"You should wear this one," Lady Egan said as she laid it on Katrene's bed. "It brings out your complexion."
Katrene sighed and began to prepare for the celebration. She slipped on clean petticoats, and a new corset. She winced in pain as Lady Egan laced it up.
"You really should get out more, Katrene. Your corset cannot go as tight as usual," Lady Egan commented.
"Little she knows," Katrene said in her mind. She was not really large, she just was not a perfectly thin thing that the other ladies in the court were. She was about a size 5, but in the palace that was a sign that a diet was going to take place soon.
Katrene sat down and put on her slippers. There was bound to be dancing tonight and she would have to dance with all of the eligable young and old men.
"Pardon," the kngiht said as he finally turned away.
"It took you long enough," Katrene muttered under her breathe. She could tell that the knight looked ashamed.
Katrene could hear her governess calling her.
"I believe you are being summoned," he said his back to her.
"I can hear well enough," she said as she picked up her clothing, and put them on. She then ran angrily to the palace.
Right after Raoul was alone he began to laugh. It was a melodious deep chuckle. He didn't think that the women here had such spirit. He was well surprised. Perhaps his stay at the Copper Aisles wouldn't be so bad after all. He looked forward to seeing the young girl again.
ffff
"Malady, what in the name of Mithros were you out there doing?" Lady Egan asked Katrene.
"I wasn't doing anything," Katrene told her governess stubbornly.
"We must get you ready for tonight. You know, Sir Raoul is here tonight. He just got in today."
"I wasn't aware," Katrene lied. It would do no good for people at the palace to know that Sir Raoul saw her while she was immodest. She would get a strong lecture, and she did not need another one.
"Now, which dress do you like best?" Lady Egan asked her.
"I've worn both before. You decide. I think that they're both ugly," Katrene said in utter rebelliance. She did not want to admit that they were her favorites, because she was in too bad a mood.
"You should wear this one," Lady Egan said as she laid it on Katrene's bed. "It brings out your complexion."
Katrene sighed and began to prepare for the celebration. She slipped on clean petticoats, and a new corset. She winced in pain as Lady Egan laced it up.
"You really should get out more, Katrene. Your corset cannot go as tight as usual," Lady Egan commented.
"Little she knows," Katrene said in her mind. She was not really large, she just was not a perfectly thin thing that the other ladies in the court were. She was about a size 5, but in the palace that was a sign that a diet was going to take place soon.
Katrene sat down and put on her slippers. There was bound to be dancing tonight and she would have to dance with all of the eligable young and old men.