Laney walks over to the door and opens it. The king is standing tall with two guards by his side. Laney moved out of their way and bowed keeping her eyes on the wooden floor. Corey huffs in annoyance. "What do you want father?" The king and the soldiers enter the room. "Son, I have some unfortunate news for you." He states. "What is it?!" Corey groans.
"The princess' have arrived earlier than we thought. They are arriving at the docks in a matter of momenta. I need for you to get properly dressed and be at the front gate before they arrive. Make sure it is done." Laney knew that the last part was meant for her. "Yes, sir." She replies keeping her eyes on her feet.
With that the King exits before Corey has a temper tantrum. "THEY ARE HERE. NOW! I'M NOT READY FOR THIS! UGH! THIS ISN'T FAIR!" Corey screams before adding some colorful language. Laney looks up. "Sir, maybe it is best if you do as the king says and get dressed. I'll wait outside for you when you are done." As her delicate touches the golden handle, Corey stops her. "Why don't you stay? I mean he told you to make sure that I actually get changed in a reasonable time." Corey says.
Laney sighs lightly. She knows that he's right. Even though they made a deal for her to help him during deliberation everyone else believed he was her nursemaid. So she had to fit the roll. "Yes, Sir. But can I keep my back to you. If that's okay with you, Sir." Laney asks. "Whatever makes you comfortable?" He changes into his outfit in less than three minutes. "You can turn around." She does as she is told. A suit made of all shades of blue and silver. For a second he looked…handsome. But Laney shook her head and scolded herself for thinking such thoughts. This was the Prince Corey that goes through women quicker than a pig goes through his meal. "Let's go downstairs." When they exited the room Laney kept her eyes on the ground. But they were up just enough to where she could see where she was going. As she followed the prince, she could hear the voices of the other servants.
"Is that her. The prince's latest w*ore?"
"She's so short and delicate compared to him. I feel sad for her."
"He'll be through with her in a week."
She wanted to yell. She wanted to scream at their ignorance. If they only knew the truth. If she was able to convince Corey to pick the nicest and not stuck up b*tch to be his queen their lives would probably change. But she couldn't do any of that. Servants always had the up hand when it came to gossip. It was like a form of entertainment for them so they were very good at it. Laney moved her head just enough for her hair to cover the sides of her face. She was more than glad when they made it to the gates. Still standing behind Corey, Laney tilts her head to see how ridiculous the queen and Katrina looked. The queen's hair was 4 times too tall for her delicate frame. She wore to much make up. Her dress was the worst of all. The waist was too tight for her making it look smaller than Laney's waist.
It was puffed up and so frilly. It looked so uncomfortable. As for Katrina she looked practically the same way. "Members of the royal family may I present you the princess' chosen for Prince Corey to pick as his future wife. A princess that was tall and wide with blonde hair enters first. "Princess Konnie from the kingdom of Coswell."
She walks gracefully to the side of the door. A princess with jet black hair and glasses enters next. "Princess Kim twin sister of Princess Konnie of Coswell." A princess with ebony skin and long curly colored pink hair enters.
"Princess Georgia of the Kingdom of Valentine." One by one the girls line up on the wall. Right now we are at number 10. The last princess. She looked like Corey. Just as a female. "Princess Carrie of the Kingdom of Heartwell." The king steps forward. "Welcome ladies to the Kingdom of Peaceville. As you know you all will go on dates with my son the heir of the throne, Prince Corey. When he goes into deliberation he will decide which one of you that he will choose to be his queen. The guards will show you to your rooms."
With that the girls leave and so does Corey. You follow him this time with your head up. "I don't want to do this." Corey complains. Laney doesn't answer since she's not in his room.
"You're not going to ask why I'm upset." Corey directs that question to you. "Sorry, Sir. I didn't know you were talking to me." Laney replies. "Of course I was talking to you." "I'm sorry that you have to go through this, sir. But I can't relate."
Both of them reach Corey's room. "You can't relate?" Corey mimics. "I'm a servant sir. We can get married and start a family if we choose." Laney answers. "That sound like the life. Making your own decisions." Corey says dreamily. "It's not really all that sir. We barely get enough food to survive. We are very poor. We don't have shoes. Our clothes barely fit. You work all day. Our sleeping chambers are terrible. Our rules are strict. We have the worst working conditions. But I can't complain. Outside the palace walls is much worst." Laney rants.
Corey looks at the red head. He never paid much attention to her appearance. Her red hair was in a messy ponytail with a lot of hair out side of it. Her face was pale and she had bags under her dark green eyes. Her dress looked baggy with stitches all over it. The length was just below her knees. Just like she said her feet were bare. She looked fragile and unhealthy thin.
"Being a servant's not all that great?" Corey asks at the girl who had her head down at the floor. She looks at the young prince. "Your right, Sir. I'd say your life is grand, sir." Laney replies. "I always thought that being a servant was easier." Corey admits.
"You know what! When I am king the first thing that I will do is make the lives of the working class easier. Starting with inside of the palace then I'll work on outside of the walls." Laney begins to smile ear to ear.
It strikes something in Corey. The next thing that he know is that thin arms are around his neck. Blood rushes to his cheeks. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Sir." Laney says.
She realizes what she was doing. She releases Corey and stumbles back. "S-sorry S-sir." She stutters and a small blush appears across her nose.
"N-no problem." Corey replies stuttering. He was confused. He's never stuttered in his life. He's never stuttered when I came to women. He's never felt this way about anyone.
As for Laney she thought it was the end of her life. From that stupid thing she did she could have been kicked out of the palace for that.
A knock on the door breaks the awkward tension. "Come in."
The queen enters with one of the Princesses. The one with black hair and had the blonde twin. "Corey this is Princess Kim. She will be your first date." Corey knows that she won't talk unless he talks to her first. "Hello, Kim." "Hello Prince Corey. Where would you like the first date to be?" She asks.
Corey ponders on that for a while. "We could walk around the palace." Corey replies. "Well then it's settled. I'll leave you to for your date."
Corey's eyes widen. "What! Wait! We are having the date?! NOW!" Corey shouts. "Why of course. The sooner the better." The queen says and gracefully walks away.
Corey groans and walks to the door. "Come on. Both of you." Corey groans and the three of them start to walk.
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