Chapter 30
After this, we ate and did not talk much they were not use to the food serving its self so when it did they were not sure what to do about it. I found out that the family was going to be growing soon since Alanna was expecting as was Marie and Amy. So I knew I had to free B. soon so that we could see them more often for I will stay with her but I will be able to see them whenever I wanted to see them. When we finished I took them up to the rooms and found them with ease as seeing that they were right next to mine. "Rooms with your name on them that must be easy to find," Father said. "Yes, that and the fact that if you get lost you end up right back at your room door. See the palace will send you right back to your room when you get lost so that you will know where you are and have a better chance to find your way to where you were going," I told him.
After I left them in their rooms, I went to find B. and found her rather fast as seeing as she meet me in the hall. "I know your Father wishes to meet me I will meet him in the room you met me in that first night," she said and left me standing there. I went back to my room and was playing the piano when my Father came in my room. "Do you think she is ready to meet with me and your Mother wishes to come as well. Is that all right?" he asked. "I am not sure I will take you to her and ask if it is all right before Mother enters if it is I will come out and tell you it is all right if not then I will stay with Mother until you are done talking to B." I tell him. "All right, let's get your Mother then," he said. We went to their room and Mother came with us to see B. as we got close Mother asked, "Josh is does B. have a name that we can call her?" So she wants to know if B. has a name. "Yes, but she does not like to be called by it. See it means beauty and she does not like it," I tell her. "So what is her name," Mother asks. "Isabella, her name is Isabella," I tell them. "Wow, that is a beautiful name it is a shame she does not like it," she said.
Yes, it is a shame for I like it and I wish I could call her by her name. I see that we have reached the second room that she is in most of the time. "I will go and talk to her real quick," I tell them. "B. my Mother wishes to talk to you right now as well," I tell her. "I know and you can send her on in with your Father," B. said. I open the door and tell them that they can come in. As they come in I can see my Mother look at B. and she looks shocked at the sight of her but gets over it quickly. "I do hope I can see one of your paintings Josh told us that you have started to paint and I wish to see if you are good and if there is any way I can help you. See I do a little bit of painting myself and I would love to help if you need any," Mother said. "Well you will see some of my paintings for I plan to send some with you and your family to put in your homes so that you will forever remember your time here," B. said.
"Well that is very kind of you, dear, but you do not have to send your work with us to have us remember our time here the beauty of your lands will forever be in our minds since we have seen it I know we will never forget it," Mother told her. "Thank you but as long as I am a beast I am not the ruler of these lands but Josh is," B. told them. "Well then that is not right. You were born here your family has owned these lands for a long time," Mother stopped at that. "How do you know all of this?" B. asked. "My mother was one of the servants that left when you were turned into a beast. She was expecting me at the time, and she told me all about you as I grew up but she never said your name," Mother said. "It is nice to meet you for I did not know you were a child of one of the servants that left here," B. said.
"Yes well my mother was let go when it was found out that she was expecting see your brother's wife did not want a servant that would have a child around the same time as her so she fired my mother. Your brother tried to stop her but she threatened to kill herself or drink poison to kill the baby if he stopped her," Mother said. Sounds like B. s brothers' wife was a tad bit crazy. "That sounds like her. Sorry she fired your mother, she did not like me ether so do not take too much offense because of her firing your mother," B. said. How could someone not like her! She is a great person and I cannot believe that someone did not like her. "I do not for my mother told me that she did not like anyone so I could not take offense," Mother said. "That is true she did not like people but she did like my brother somewhat I think," B. said. "Well I will leave now Josh can you help me find my way to the others they are still in the rooms we would like to see the gardens can you help us? I am sure B. will help your Father reach the main entrance to join us when they are done talking," Mother said.
"I will help him find his way, Josh. Go help your Mother and your family see the palace," B. said. "All right I will. I will see both of you later then. Come I will help you find your way back to them and to the gardens," I said.
"So I see Josh is doing fine I see," Mr. King said. "Yes, I did say he would not be harmed here. He has been happy even though he has missed all of you, his family, no matter how happy he is here he has all ways missed you. I cannot keep him from missing all of you. That is why for his birthday since he could not leave I sent a letter inviting all of his family to come for a visit here at the palace," I tell him. He is Josh's Father and I need to do my best to repair whatever I missed up when we first meet all those months ago. "I know and I can tell that you have not even tried to make him forget us. I can also tell you are a bit afraid of me right now. Why are you afraid of me? When you are to one that well…" he stops there and I see that Josh is like his Father neither can call me a beast. "A beast. Yes, but you are his Father and if anyone in his family does not like me then he might not free me after all," I tell him. "Why would that have any effect on him freeing you?" he asks. "I cannot tell you until I am freed. See I cannot tell anyone that can talk to him how to free me or I will die," I tell him.
"I see so if you told me then you would die. Then do not tell me for it would be a shame for you to die," he is defiantly Josh's Father. "Josh said something similar to that just a few days ago when he found out that if he left I would die," I tell him. "Well he is my son after all," he said. "Yes I can tell," I said. "So do you think he is close to freeing you then?" he asks. "My sister Alice does but I am not sure for I am not the best at judging people. So I would say yes for she is not the only one to say so all of my family says he is close so I do hope he is," I tell him. "Well then let's hope he is for I do wish to know what you looked like as a human and I do hope that what I saw on his face and in his eyes when he talked about you was not just an old man seeing things," he said. "What is it do you think you saw?" I ask him. "Nope I will not tell until I know for sure if what I saw was real or not," he tells me. "You know Josh is a lot like you. He likes to keep me guessing and you seem to do as well," I tell him. And he just laughs at that. "That sounds like him now and I think I see what I saw in his eyes and on his face in your eyes and voice. Sorry but your face is hard to read," he tells me. "Now can we go to the gardens I do wish to see my son and I know I will see you later since he said you would meet the family after the little ones go to bed," he said. "Yes, I will and I will all so show you the way to the gardens now," I tell him. So I help him find the way to the garden and I go back to watch them in the magic water.