Cyma woke up on a nice, spacious and comfortable bed, with a soft pillow. She opened her eyes and noticed she wasn't in the same environment which she slept in. She was in her room right now, how is that even possible.
Then Nena came in with a box, it wasn't that big, just like a rectangular thin box
" Young Lord Dorian dropped you of very early this morning" Nena said
" How come I don't realize it" cyma said
" He was really careful" Nena said
" he couldn't even wake me up to tell me goodbye before he left, and he says we are friends" she scoffed and Nena chuckled
" what's so funny?"
" nothing, I've not just seen you like this before. I only use to admire you from far, since it was only Alpena who served you" Nena said
" And is that a good thing or a bad thing?" she asked
" I can't say, I just feel all maid should be treated right not until you serve the princess or you work in the royal quarters but forget it. His majesty wants to see you" Nena said
" Argh!, what is it this time?. Can't I just have a day to myself" cyma frowned
" you're a princess now, you have more responsibility" Nena said
" I can see Quiana has a lot of responsibility, like having enough free time to taunt me" cyma said and Nena chuckled
" is my bath ready?" cyma asked getting down from her bed
" yes, I didn't prepare your normal bath"
" and why is that?" cyma asked staring at her confused
" you look really stressed, so I feel like the cold water will make you a bit relax. I can change it if you don't like it but at least try it" Nena said with a smile and cyma looked at her
she was perplexed, she was the first maid to talk without a sight of fear or nervousness after her mother. Before bonding with princes, or princess all maids get uncomfortable for while before they could adjust but she was just flowing.
" please" Nena added bringing cyma back
" yeah, sure" cyma said going in
" I also changed the flowers and scent, this will help you to relax more" Nena said and she was right. The moment cyma got in, she felt like she was lying on top of the cloud. Like all her worries had gone, guess all she needed was a nice, refreshing bath.
" I can tell His Majesty that you would be a bit late" Nena said as cyma was already staying in more than usual
" sure" she said and Nena left
Then, what Nena said came to mind, all maids should be treated equally. They shouldn't be ranks among the maids and they should be fair play.
" But it would lead to disrespect, and they is also rank in everything. You just have to fight hard to survive and when you reach the higher ups, you can change the system" cyma thought
" there is nothing I can do about it, I can't even talk to the gracious Queen about it or the Queen mother. Their maids are top ranked because they've stayed long in the palace, some have been here even before I was born" she thought
Later cyma got dressed and went to the royal court where the king was waiting for her
" your majesty" she said taking a slight bow
" you kept me waiting" he said
" I apologize" she said
" well, I called you to inform you that you'll soon begin your princess lesson"
" princess lesson?"
" yes"
" when did that start?" she asked confused
" you're a princess now, and you'll be needing lessons to know how to act and behave"
" I can't seem to remember when princess Quiana took hers"
" people are different, she didn't need one"
" so I need one?"
" yes, your lesson will begin from tommorow"
" As you wish" she said leaving angrily
She was on her way to the Queen mother's quarters when she bumped into Quentin.
" why are you so angry?" he asked
" why did you visit Dorian?" she asked
" is that why you're angry?"
" no, just tell me what you said to him" she said
*****
Prince Quentin was in the guest house eating and drinking when he saw Young Lord Dorian pass by, so he called his attention
" Have a seat, join me" Prince Quentin said
" I'm good, you can continue" he said
" well, now that you're here I have something important to discuss with you"
" what's that?"
" it's regarding cyma, my baby sister and your fiancee"
" what about her?"
" I want to give you tips on how you can win her over"
" win her over?"
" yes, you're not the only one competing for her. I overheard princess Quiana saying the crown prince also likes her. And I thought Zion liked her but he's actually with Alpena"
" how come you know all of these"
" I have an informant"
" let me guess, young mistress Acacia"
" what can I do without her"
" yeah, it's obvious"
" the first thing we need to do is to get many people on your side. Queen mother is on your side, gracious Queen.. I can't say and I think His majesty was on your side before the issues that happened between you and cyma"
" so?"
" you need to gain His majesty trust"
" how?"
" I heard the crown prince is out of town and His majesty needs someone to help him run some errands. Young master Zion will definitely be the one His majesty will send but you can also volunteer to go. His majesty will be having troubles picking who to go, then I'll intervene and tell him to send both of you"
" and how will that increase his majesty trust in me"
" you and Young master Zion will be going together for some weeks, you can use this period to win Young master Zion over. When you arrive young master Zion will be on your side, putting in good words for you as well. Then His majesty will trust you again. killing two birds with one stone"
" and then you get my sister to fall in love with you, but that's for another day" Grand prince Quentin said
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" fall in love with him?," she scoffed
" in your dreams. so you guys planned this whole trip" she asked
" it was my idea"
" wow, so smart of you"
" I know right" he said
" I'm disappointed, my own brother want against my back to plan my future" she said and left
" don't make it sound that way" he said as he watched her leave