The Narnia affect- part 2
Soprano Pixie asked for a oneshot of a sequel to Ch785 "The Narnia affect" where Emma is adjusting to the royal lifestyle. She excels at some thing, but things like being addressed as Princess, having people wait on her and being supervised 24/7 she feels uneasy about. She feels anxious since her life has been different from theirs and worries that she isn't enough. To find solace, she disappears for hours at a time with her new pet unicorn.
I sat on the hillside and took in a deep breath, inhaling the fresh, cool, countryside air. Samira, my unicorn, by my side. We had grown so close we were now practically inseparable. Samira made all the difficult things about living here manageable. I loved having my parents back in my life, but it was just so weird seeing them as, well, old people. Not to mention the sudden shock of siblings. They seemed to know everything about me and I knew nothing about them, it made me feel a bit uneasy. I know neither of them meant to make me feel like that, I didn't blame them, but I still needed some space from it all sometimes.
And then there was all the royal protocol. Being called 'Princess' or 'Your Majesty' and having my own team of servants. My two handmaids, Selenis and Juliana, and my own personal knight/bodyguard Eyas. I had protested to mom and dad that I didn't need a bodyguard, but they both insisted. Apparently here we had so many enemies that it was dangerous for a princess to wonder round unescorted. But I managed to give him the slip sometimes, like now. Where I could just enjoy the peace and quiet of nature, and almost forget my whole situation. I loved my family, but sometimes I wondered if I was more of a nuisance than anything else. They had Neal and Rosie now, so it wasn't like I had left them childless. Neal was married to Celeste and they had little baby Luke, plus, Rosie was engaged to her fiancé Marcus now so they would have been just fine without Henry and I. Yet they all seemed so thrilled to have us back. I kept forgetting they'd spent longer without us than we had without them, it was quite hard to wrap my head around.
"I guess we should be getting back, girl." I said gently to Samira, petting her nose. "Eyas will dob me in to mom and dad again otherwise and I'm likely to end up chained to him." I joked. They weren't so keen on my slipping off alone. They worried I'd get hurt or kidnapped or something. But I couldn't help it. I just wasn't used to this new life yet, I needed time alone to help me get my feelings in order, to help me adjust. I love the Balls (dad said I was a natural, just like mom), the archery and the sword fighting, I'm sure I'll at learn to get used to the rest in time.