Aww, no reviews :( Ah well, maybe I shouldn't update so fast.This chapter is dedicated to Maggie because you wanteda clue. I wrote this chapter just to give you the clue! (when I should have been doing my maths homework :P)If this isn't a clue, I don't know what is.

Crown prince Eric of Chaney was absolutely bored. Under normal circumstances, he would have greatly enjoyed meeting the merchants and traders of the city in the market, but today he was just annoyed. Today, his mother had organised an 'outing' with some noble family or other and to his dismay, he had escort them through the city on behalf of his father. Eric wished he was sitting on a horse with his friends in the Royal Guard behind him instead of showing nobles around the market. It wasn't that Eric disliked being a prince, it was just that he hated frivolous duties like this. Eric glanced over at his mother and saw she was trying to brush off the endless flattery that the Duchess of Rasine was giving her. His gaze wandered and every so often was caught by a colourful piece of cloth or fruit or jewellery that the merchants were selling. The young lady beside him did not notice the inattentiveness of her escort and was endlessly chattering. She sounds just like that pet bird I used to have. Twitter twitter twitter. How is it possible for her to say so many words with so little breath? I wish I could tell her to be quiet, but that would probably insult her. Eric sighed and shook his head.
"Your majesty? Is something the matter? " the young lady said.
"No, no, I'm quite alright, thank you Lady...?" He had forgotten her name. What was it again? Margaret? Maude? Maria?
"Mary, your highness" she answered, batting her eyelids. Mary was practically clinging to him now.
"Ah...which one of these stalls is yours Lady Mary?" Eric asked, trying to loosen her grip on his arm.
"This one your majesty" Mary gestured to aquite large but neat stall, where servants were arranging fruits and vegetables and cloths and wares they would sell. She instantly began chattering again. I'm not going to be able to put up with this for much longer Eric thought.
Callista fought to dismiss her boredom as she trailed behind Mary and the prince. Mary was gabbling on and on about nothing in particular and did not notice the prince's indifference. When the prince finally got a word in, between Mary's endless chatter, all he asked was which one was thier stall. Callista saw fruits and vegetables that their household had planted, wooden combs and boxes that had been carved by the manservants, even the cloths that she had woven earlier that autumn. "Oh!" the queen exclaimed. "What lovely cloth! Did one of your servants weave this?" Adrianna glanced at Callista and then back at the queen. She smiled her big, fake smile and nodded. "Yes, one of my daughter's maids weaves." Callisa rolled her eyes and scanned the crowd for Anna. She spotted Anna behind the stall, her head bent over a piece of paper. Anna looked up, smiled and walked over to her. "Bored?" she asked.
"Completely" Callista replied.
"We-ell," Anna said, "since it's your birthday, you shouldn't have to trail behind Mary all day. That's why I have this." Anna waved the piece of paper she had been writing on in front of Callista's face.
"What do I want with a shopping list?' Callista inquired.
"Don't worry, I have an idea." Anna handed Callista a wicker basket and a small purse " Just take this and do what you please for the rest of the day. If anyone asks, say that you're buying some things for me."
"Are you sure about this?" Callista asked, "won't your mother notice?" she opened the purse and gasped in shock. "Anna! There must be 10 gold pieces and even more silver in here!"
Anna shrugged. "Consider it the pay mother owes you. Now go!" She pushed Callista into the crowd before she could argue.
As Callista was jostled in the crowd, she heard Adrianna voice "Where has that silly maid gone?"
" Oh, I need her to buy some things for me" she heard Anna say carelessly.
Callista grinned at how covincing Anna sounded and drifted off to look at the rest of the market stalls.

Sorry it's so short. But please Review! maggie, if your reading this, you have to review too!

Nicole