Chapter 23
“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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when every word she said came out as
63%
he could tell how frightened she was
at all. She didn’t know what
when the ceremony would be held, the
hand, Abby realized it was no use knowing when it
could let any intrusive thoughts enter her mind, Micah changed the
to divert her attention. “You need more clothes and also
about it later, when she was much calmer and stopped feeling the urge to run to the mountains just
clothes were all passed down from her sister, Hanna. Or to be more precise, the
said, not making any
her previous clothes, he could pretty much guess whose handiwork it was and
would meet the seamstress the next
chit chattering of two women and when she opened her eyes, she saw both Alysaa and Reyna beaming at her with lights in
Lady Abby,” they both
you for forgiving us,” Reyna immediately said, as
up
whatsoever from them and felt happy for being right about them. These two
their unintentional actions. When they realized that they made her feel uncomfortable in a place she was new to, they felt shameful in fact.
Abby actually forgiven them when the guards came to the laundry
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to fetch themselves
grateful when they learned Abby wanted them back
queen was really kind and they were more than
you have a long day ahead.” Reyna spoke mysteriously as she ushered Abby into the washroom with Alyssa. only they didn’t follow her into the room.
decided to wait for Abby to become
and Reyna prepared for
knock. Ella, the seamstress, walked into the King’s
Ella greeted her politely. Her expression was perfectly schooled and Abby nodded in
assistant to set the tools and things she needed before
and Ella in
of her
she needed to pay attention to while she worked
do you have any particular requests for your dresses?” Ella asked, still sounding polite.
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