Sorry for the wait

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Laney turned her head to see her ex-best friend, Nellie. "Nellie. What do you want." Laney asks with a hit of annoyance. "I say you with the prince." "So?" Laney starts to walk off. Nellie follows. "You know how the prince is. I was wondering if he forced you into something you didn't want to do. I am looking out for a friend."

"Nellie! For the last time we are not friends! We used to be before you betrayed me. Also you slept with the prince. Unlike you I am pure." Laney runs off after snapping on Nellie. When she rushes off her parents have already left for their nightshifts. Laney goes to her small wooden bed. She has to crouch down to get on her bed. Once she accomplishes that she pulls her thin old wool blanket on her. It doesn't help with the cold and to make matters worse the walls are made of stone which makes it even colder. She shivers herself to sleep.

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Corey lays on his bed. "Ugh. Parents are the worst. I have to marry some stranger. I want to run off somewhere. Maybe take a couple of friends. Wait I have none." Corey remembers Laney. "Wait does that red headed girl count? What's her name? Lizzy? Liza? London? Laney? Wait yeah that's right. Laney. Well I could run off with her and start my own kingdom. That be great since she's female so there's the heir." Corey smirks. He gets comfortable and falls asleep.

The bright light of the sun seeps through the satin curtains. The light shines in Corey's face causing the future king to wake up. He groans. Then puts the covers over his head.

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"Come on girl WAKE UP. You're LATE for your post." Laney's mother shouts and pulls the covers off Laney. She falls out of her bed with the sound of discomfort. "Hurry take some of your breakfast on your way to your post you can't be late." With those words Laney scurries off to her post with a handful of oats. It tastes like dirt. Laney makes it just in time before the royal family comes in minus Corey. "Where is that boy?" The queen asks impatiently. "You!" She points at Laney. "Go and get my son from his room. Hurry." Laney dashes to the prince's room. She knocks on the door that is more expensive than her entire house. "Sir you are needed at the dining area." No reply. She opens the door. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnng! That room was bigger than her house. She walks up to the bed. She taps the prince's shoulder. "Sir please get up you are needed." Still he doesn't respond. So her next option is to shake him awake gently. He awakes. Surprisingly he's already dressed. "Sir come on. You are needed at the dining area."

"Fine." They head to the dining area. Corey sulks in his seat and Laney gets back in her spot. For breakfast they had Pancakes, bacon, eggs, and pretty much everything that Laney couldn't touch let alone eat. Her stomach started growling.

"Corey we have some exciting news." The queen states before taking a delicate sip of her wine. "Corey will you please sit up. Katrina do not eat so much. A queen does not finish her food. That doesn't attract any men." Katrina immediately stops eating. "News for Katrina is what I will say first. We will be practicing for you to be a future Queen. You are 20 you should have been married already at 14. But now onto the news for Corey. The princess from kingdoms all around will be coming around noon. We will greet them. You will have lunch with them. Then you will go on 2 dates with each of them. The red headed servant who got you up this morning will for now on be you nursemaid, since you are incapable of doing things on your own. Now I must stop talking it is not very ladylike." Corey surprisingly does not say a word. When breakfast ends. Corey goes off to his room with Laney following.

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"Today Katrina you will learn how to be a proper Queen." "Yes ma'am." Katrina replies. "Lesson 1. A Queen does not speak unless told to or has urgent news." "Y_" The Queen has a stern look on her face that has been caked on with makeup. "Lesson 2. When a Queen does speak she does not speak for long. It is very unattractive." The Queen looks at the back of Katrina who was slumped over just a tad bit. "Katrina a Queen does not slump over. She stands and sits perfectly straight." It was going to be a long day for Katrina.

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"Laney could you get me some water with exactly 4 ice cubes, please." Corey asks his new nursemaid. Before Laney could say 'yes sir' a loud knock comes through the door.

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