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“I wanted to.” Abby’s simple admission made the King smile and he couldn’t help but tousle her hair.

But before the King could say something, Abby beat him to it with a confused expression on her

face.

“Where are Alyssa and Reyna?” Abby waited all evening, but the two were nowhere to be seen.

At the mention of their names, Micah’s almost smiling face fell so fast, Abby regretted saying something and ruining the moment. But then she saw his face harden and realized something was really wrong.

“What happened?” Abby couldn’t help asking when Micah didn’t say anything for a really long.

moment.

Under her probing gaze, the King let her know that they were sent away. “I sent them to the laundry.

room.

Laundry room?

It was a hard place to work at. Especially for maids like them.

“Why?” Abby asked immediately but all she got was a narrowed look from the King.

Abby realized she didn’t need to ask anymore. They were sent away because of the incident in the morning.

She immediately felt bad as she could tell they were being punished for something that they did unintentionally. She didn’t hesitate to ask them to be released, saying she wanted them back.

“But,” Micah started, but Abby cut him off saying they were just caught off guard and the King couldn’t refuse her when she asserted her stance on this matter.

“Alright,” he agreed to her request so fast Abby couldn’t believe it.

However, her happiness was short–lived as the King had something important to say to her.

“A mating ceremony?” Abby couldn’t help but stiffen.

His meeting with the Elders in the morning was actually about this, where they emphasized how the people were all very eager to see their future queen.

Micah felt bad for her. He knew she needed time, but his hands were tied in this matter when they wouldn’t listen to him no matter what. And so here Micah was, informing Abby the one thing he thought about all day, knowing fully well she wasn’t ready yet.

“Yes, where you would be introduced to the people,” Micah told her softly.

Hearing this, Abby was even more dumbfounded… introduced… to… people…”

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the fear in her voice when every word she

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queen,” Micah continued even though he could tell how

She didn’t know what to do. “Future queen?” she repeated robotically,

when she asked when the ceremony would be held, the King’s reply

knowing when it would be held, no

any intrusive thoughts enter her mind, Micah changed

royal seamstress will take your measurements in two days‘ time,” he said, wanting to divert her attention. “You

ceremony right now. She would think about it later, when she was much calmer and stopped feeling the urge to run to the mountains just at the

old clothes were all passed down from her sister, Hanna. Or to be more precise, the clothes she didn’t want and threw to her as some charity. Meaning,

  • her at

any

though Micah was unhappy about her previous clothes, he could pretty much guess whose handiwork it was and he couldn’t

that Abby would meet the seamstress the next

up to the happy chit chattering of two women and when she opened her eyes,

morning, Lady Abby,” they both

immediately said, as she avoided mentioning the

happy you spoke up for us,” Alyssa followed her

right about them. These two girls were really nice with

unintentional actions. When they realized that they made her feel uncomfortable in a place she was new to, they felt shameful in fact. They crossed a line as servants. Their

forgiven them when the guards came to

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fetch

Abby wanted

future queen was really kind and they were more than happy to serve her.

you have a long day ahead.” Reyna spoke mysteriously as she ushered Abby into

at a time, they decided to

prepared for her. Abby found herself waiting to

Ella, the seamstress, walked

morning, my lady.” Ella greeted her politely. Her expression was perfectly schooled and Abby nodded

the tools and things she needed

and Ella in the room

her scars, apparently Micah had informed her about

she needed

lady, do you have any particular requests for your dresses?” Ella asked,

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