The boat ride
I made it to the port it was so full of life with people running here and there ships loading and unloading cargo the air smelled of fish and salt this was my first trip on a boat and I was going alone at my father request. Someone was to meet me at the port and take me to him. I boarded the ship bond for Bangkok the first week I read over the books about Siam that I had and wondered what it would be like to dress as they do and not in so may heavy layers of clothes that just seem to get in my way. The next week I went exploring the ship out of boredom and the weeks that followed I could be found with a book or dancing around the deck and humming a tune lost in my own dreams of dancing with a prince of my very own king. Six weeks into the trip we made land fall in Bangkok. I danced around the deck as I waited for my escort to arrive I was not expecting the large royal barge that came down the river as I laughed and danced with some of the crew and the men laughed merrily indulging in my play. I looked out at the barge and smiled thinking of the king then went back to my dancing. The Kralahome arrived on ship with his gaurds. The Kralahome banged his can on the deck of the ship to get the attention of the crew and laughing young girl with long brown hair pulled back from her face but unlike the other English women he had meet she seemed full of joy and a childlike wonder . Leia startled by the sound jumped and turned to the finely dressed men with a deep bows and kind smile.
"Ma'am Leia I'm here to take you to your father follow "
I turned to the captain and smiled my soft smile "I told you I would one day dance with the king I'm just a step closer"
The Kralahome raised an eye brow at my just with the captain.
"Follow" he said again picking up my things I made my way after the men as they left the ship. Walking through the streets of Bangkok with all its venders and people was wonderful. The Kralahome looked behind him at Leia's childlike wonder to all she saw and felt sorry of what she was going to go through but it was a fact of life she would bring more joy to palace.