A/N: A bit of a short chapter here, oh well. R&R.

By the time the sun had gone down below the horizon and the moon had taken its place, Keira had reentered her castle and returned to her room being just as carefully as when she had left it in the morning. She had been cautious going through the hallways so she could once again avoid possibly running into either Edwin or Celia. It wasn't that she was worried but them delaying her return but rather that she was afraid of possibility that one of them could reveal to her news that would disrupt her newly calmed frame of mind and she couldn't allow that at the moment. After finally being able to settle her recent thoughts with Jack's help earlier that day she looking forward to finally having a good night's rest and didn't want to ruin her evening with anything unexpected.

She entered her room and walked over to her dresser and removed one of her white nightgowns and placed it atop the dresser before crossing over to her mirror. She stared at her reflection in it and smiled when she noticed that her appearance was a bit less hectic than when she looked at herself when she woke up. Feeling a little happier, she walked back over to her dresser and changed out of her dress and placed on her nightgown before tucking her dress away in one of the drawers and walking over to her bed. Her new calm state of mind seemed to be relaxing her since as soon as she laid down on her bed she felt as it became less stiff than the previous night and became as soft as a cloud. She gently rested her head on one of her pillows and let out a pleasurable sigh at how relaxed she now felt. After shifting around for a moment she shut her eyes and began to drift asleep much faster than the previous nights.

Next morning Keira woke up to the sound of someone lightly tapping on her door. She sat up from her position in her bed and glanced over at the small amount of sunlight coming in through her window telling her that it was somewhere around noon and that she really did have a well deserved rest. As soon as she heard whoever was outside her door resume tapping on it. She quickly got out of bed and hurried over to it to find that it was Celia who had woke her up.

"Celia, what are you doing here?" She asked as she let her in her room.

"It's been so long since breakfast and no has seen you at all this morning so I was starting to get worried." She answered.

"Worried?" Keira asked. "Worried about what?"

"Well it's just that I didn't see you at all the past two days even though some of the other guards and servants did. It's like you're trying to avoid me now." She told her.

"Aw come on Celia, you're my friend. I wouldn't want to avoid you." Keira replied with a friendly smile to try and make her lie more convincing.

Celia let out a sigh. "You're right, I must be overreacting or something…"

"That's alright." Keira told her.

"So where have you been these past few days then?" Celia asked.

"Oh just out in the town as usual." She replied.

Celia sighed again. "I don't understand why you enjoy tiring yourself out by walk out there every day."

Keira looked at her curiously. "What do you mean?"

"Well it doesn't seem normal for a princess to enjoy being surrounded by commoners. It just seems weird." She explained.

Despite just possibly being insulted Keira remained calm mainly because Celia had been courteous to use the word commoner instead of peasant even though she wasn't directly referring to Jack. "How is it weird?"

"It's just that I'd think a princess would rather spend her time in her castle than out in a small dingy old town." Celia replied. "Isn't that what you were raised to enjoy?"

Keira entered another state of deep thought. She knew that her dream of becoming a commoner was an odd dream for a princess for her to have but was it really this evident? When she went on her semi-daily walks through the town amongst the townspeople did they think it was strange of her to do so as well?

"It's alright though, if you like to walk around that's fine." Celia told her as she waved her hand in the air dismissing the subject. "I just thought it was a little strange that's all."

Keira gave her a weak smile in order to hide the confusion her new thoughts were bringing her. "Hm, thanks."

"So what were you planning for today?" Celia asked.

"I'm not sure…" Keira replied as she looked out the window behind her for a moment. "I could've gone out today but it is a little late for that…"

"Well before you think about venturing out you should probably consider getting dressed first." Celia suggested.

Keira looked down at her nightgown, realizing she was still in it, while her stomach growled.

"And maybe getting some food." Celia added with a slight laugh. "You haven't eaten in a while and I'm sure you could use a nice meal."

"Yeah, you're right." Keira told her.

"Well I'll let you be." Celia told her as she began to walk towards the door. "I'll be around the castle if you need me."

Keira raised her hand and gave a small wave as Celia left her room. Once the door shut she walked over to her dresser and pulled out a copy of her yellow dress and quickly changed into it before fitting her headband in her hair. Now changed into her normal clothes she exited her room and began to walk down the halls of her castle towards her mother's room. She hadn't talked with her in awhile and knew that if there was one family member she could talk with about her current issues it'd be her. After all, she couldn't even consider talking with her father about how she enjoys walking through the town since he has a strong disliking for "peasants."

When Keira reached her mother's room she lightly tapped on the door and awaited a response.

"Who is it?" She heard her mother ask from inside.

"It's me mother." Keira replied. "Can I come in?"

"Keira? Why of course, come in, come in." Her mother told her.

Keira opened the door and looked at her mother as she stood facing a mirror while a few of the castle's servants outfitted her in a regal looking yellow and blue dress much like her own.

Her mother turned to face her while her servants stepped away from her. "Keira, darling, what is it?"

"N-nothing…" Keira replied sounding a little nervous. "I was just wondering if I could talk with you for a minute."

Her mother raised her hand up to the servants and nodded her head signaling for them to leave the room. Once they were gone she took a seat on the small wooden stool at her feet beside the mirror.

"What is it?" Her mother asked.

"It's nothing really…" Keira began as she looked down at the ground as she felt her heartbeat begin to increase from nervousness. "It's just that… it's just…"

Her mother motioned for her to continue.

"Is it weird that I like commoners?" Keira asked.

Her mother raised her eyebrow and looked at her strangely. "What do you mean that you like commoners?"

Keira's eyes widened as she became startled. She didn't mean to ask her question like that.

"Well, I mean is it… weird that I enjoy going out in the town among all the commoners?" She asked trying not to sound as misleading as last time.

"Well what do you mean by weird?" Her mother asked.

"Is it normal for a princess like me to enjoy being around people who are lesser than me?" She asked.

Her mother leaned back as she thought for a moment. "I guess it is a bit of an odd thing for princess to do…" She began making her feel a little upset. "But if it makes you happy then I don't see anything wrong with it."

Keira formed a small smile. "Thank you mother."

"Oh it's always a pleasure to help you out. I thought me and your father raised you well enough to understand that." Her mother told her.

"Yeah, you're right…" Keira said quietly before finally allowing the fact her mother wasn't in her usually emerald green dress but her more formal yellow one enter her head. "So what are you all dressed up for?"

"I'm making sure this old thing still fits." Her mother replied as she stood up and looked back in the mirror. "Tomorrows the day we celebrate the summer harvest remember, or have you forgotten?"

Keira stood silently in front of her mother as she turned around to face her. She had been so busy sorting out her thoughts of romance that she had completely forgotten about the summer harvest festival out in town.

"It's alright if you've forgotten dear." Her mother told her. "All you need to do to prepare is wear your good dress, your father and I are capable of taking care of the rest."

"Oh, well that's good." Keira remarked.

"And I'm sure Edwin is looking forward to spending the day with you tomorrow." Her mother continued.

"Hm?" Keira asked a little surprised.

"Well your father thought that tomorrow would be the perfect opportunity for you and Edwin to spend some more time together." Her mother explained. "He thinks that you two should be seen a together a bit outside of the castle since you don't seem to hate him like all your other suitors."

"Oh… that's nice…" Keira said in a slightly upset tone. Like her father truly had the right to go and do that.

Her mother examined her for a moment. "You look a little famished, why don't you go down to the dining hall and get something to eat. I don't recall seeing you at dinner last night or at breakfast this morning."

Keira nodded her head. "Yes mother."

Keira turned around and left the room and began walking towards the dining hall. As she did she began to think about the oncoming events the next day. To be seen out in public with Edwin would not only fill the minds of her parents and the town with ideas of their relationships but could also increase any possible feelings she had for him.

"Oh well most of the people who show up to the festival are farmers…" She thought to herself.

Suddenly she stopped dead in her tracks when she suddenly remembered something.

Jack is a farmer.