Chapter 98: Since when are we ’my love?’

The meet and greet was taken to the lake side, where Sigrid found her horse Venom. The filly broke away from groom that desperately tried to hold it back and approached it’s mistress.

After experiencing an attack from peacocks, Roland was a lot more wary of animals or birds that came from the Thorin estate. For some reason, they all liked picking on him, so he stepped away from Sigrid and allowed her to embrace the unruly filly.

She hugged it, kissed it on the head and then slipped a sugar cube into its mouth. One was not enough, it kept sniffing and nipping until she gave it five more. Satisfied, it run off to the lake and the two large dogs followed.

Roland kept the soft fluffy puppy in his arms, he had no plans of putting it down anytime soon.

After that, they all sat down on the beach chairs and the introductions begun, Roland as the master of the the Vale started by introducing himself and then his wife. He continued on with his knights, advisors and the butler.

Sigrid followed and she introduced her own people, her knights and closest maids.

"So, it’s your turn." he gestured at Mauve.

Mauve was very cheerful, she had a large grin on her face as she introduced herself in a sunny voice, "I am Lady Mauve Rosewood," she turned to Mrs. Elsworth. "This is the governess Mrs. Elsworth and my two maids Mary and Maury."

All three women that were standing curtsied politely, while Sigrid worked out the difference between Mary and Maury that were pronounced in a very similar way.

Mrs. Elsworth the stoic faced governess looked at Roland with her sharp eyes that were holding a hint of disapproval. It seemed, she was ready to explain all the things that the couple had done wrong.

was like his mother had moved in with him, those eyes he had seen many a time when he

your highness."

looked between Roland and Sigrid, "Crown princess, you cannot just us away, it is not proper. You must address us and inform us of our duties. Lady Mauve has never been a lady-in-waiting so she is bound to make a few

as much knowledge into her as I can from what I have learned from my teacher but every queen, princess or crown princess has her own rules. It will be best if we

bit rigid but her words made

grasped her hand in his. He ignored the gobsmacked look on her face and smiled, "Other than the duties which are known, do you

with a dozen questions and the very first being, since when are we ’my love?’ This was well beyond the presentation of a united front, but since he had started it, she figured she would just

her mouth. Who said that the crown prince hated the crown princess? Where were those people? She wanted to forage for them in every

public, the prince called the crown princess by her title but in private, he called her something else, how romantic! Mauve

for the usual duties, companionship, travel assistance,

she knew the real reason why she needed Mauve, and it was none of the things

mouth around,

they pulled their arms away from the table or moved back to

duties?" Sigrid

heard that I was to be your lady-in-waiting and she said that I would have to serve you and the crown prince

Sigrid narrowed her eyes. "He is right

away as the freshly squeezed orange juice spurted

she had no such desire or intent, Roland wiped his mouth and Mrs. Elsworth started to see why the crown princess had the reputation she had earned. She was extremely

do that." Mrs.

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