The 7th Queen

You know that feeling where you just can adjust to a new environment….. That was what dear Samaira Roberts was actually going through.

She had actually stayed up all night trying to find a comfortable position on the soft queen sized bed she slept on, whilst listening to someone elses constant snoring.

Finally, she had managed to fall asleep but that did not even last long because the morning sun decided it was also time to peak out and just like an alarm, a feminine voice spoke up disturbing her in her sleep.

” Rise and shine, Lady Samaira.. its morning ”, Lynnette exclaimed in a sing song manner as the maids currently in the room opened the curtains allowing the sun to come in.

The ball party had ended at exactly 12:00 midnight and the invited guests had started heading back home.

Only those who came from far places stayed back in the castle, people like her family and the Duke of the Souths family stayed back.

She and the Duke of the Souths only daughter, Lynnette Rollins shared a room together which was something that she would gladly agree with because they both shared the same interests in marriage and were simply good friends who sometimes annoyed each other.

Samaira sat up on the bed and stared at the large room as if now realizing it wasn hers. Four maids surrounded Lynnette tending to her needs as though she were a princess and she couldn help but sigh.

” Someone had a rough night? ”, inquired Lynne from where she sat holding one of the books Sam wrote and published successfully.

A maid was currently tending to her black luscious hair styling it in all directions while the other three just stood quietly like statues.

” You can put it that way ”, Sam replied before yawning unladylike feeling so exhausted as though she had just done some hard work.

She stood up from the bed barely dragging her barefeet across the room to stand in front of the dressing mirror were Lynne currently was.

Her blonde hair was simply everywhere. She always freed it from his curl whenever she went to bed and she did the same last night but due to her constant tossing and turning it must have gotten messed up, still staring at the mirror, she sighed.

” I look like a mess ”, exclaimed Sam yawning again, still feeling sleepy. Lynne merely glanced at her simply shrugging her shoulders as she flipped the page on her book.

On the cover of the book were words written in block letters The Logic Of Marriage.

Though the book didn sell that much due to peoples unchanging beliefs about marriage being the only route for a woman, some young ladies did agree with the writer who they presumed to be a man.

They soon heard hurried footsteps outside their room door and they both turned to the closed doors including the inquisitive maids but no sooner had the noise arrived did it disappear into the background.

” Whats going on? ”, Sam and Lynne both asked, simultaneously turning to each other for answers causing the maids to look towards them smiling softly.

” Lady Lynnette… today is the festival of Shots ”, one of the maids answered dutifully and Sam stared at the small maid looking confused but Lynne quickly understood everything.

Her grey eyes lit up with excitement as she stood up from her current seat hitting her forehead as though she just remembered something.

” How could I forget Sam? Its the Festival of Shots… where the queens get to aim a target animal and shoot, the luckiest queen gets a gift from the King ”, Lynne squealed out in excitement unable to allow the maid finish her hair.

Samairas eyes widened softly and returned back to normal at the realization that she had read about such somewhere during her time in the towns library.

The festival was invented by the Current King of Gael, King Edward who simply married more than one wife causing him to have a hard time controlling their fights over him.

In order for peace to reign, he gave them all different castles to live in but once in a year, a festival was held where each wife was given a gun to aim at a bird and the wife to get it right at the first and second shot wins a gift from the King.

The King had six wives in total and they always looked forward to this competition which not everyone was allowed to watch, it was only a privilege that they were still in the castle and it looked as though Lynne wasn planning on missing it.

” You must freshen up immediately Sam, I am not going without you ”, stated Lynne hurriedly as she sat back to let the maid finish with her hair whilst staring at Samaira with big puppy grey eyes.

” Tell me what is fun about women using guns all in the name of drawing a mans attention? ”, inquired Sam with a soft voice as she tiredly headed back to the bed. It was clear from her voice that she wasn even planning on attending the festival.

The maid finally finished with Lynnes hair and they all bowed as a sign that they were leaving while Lynne hurried over to Sam before she could sit on the bed once again.

The room doors shut softly signifying that the maids had left and they were now the only ones in the large room.

” No not right now, your anti marriage attitude will have to wait Samaira…. else I will go without you ”, Lynne said putting up a tough front but all Sam did was shrug showing that she did not care what ever Lynne decided.

With a pout, Lynne turned away from her and walked out of the room not bothering to turn around as she headed straight for the place where the said festival would take place.

Samaira stood up from the bed heading to the wardrobe looking for what to wear, God damn it that the only thing she found in there were colorful bright clothings, for once she missed her full wardrobe back home.

She picked a dark blue colored dress with short sleeves and a pair of white gloves heading for the curtain that separated the bathroom from the main room.

She wasn planning on sitting idly all day, if she wasn attending that dumb festival, she might as well go look for Walter so he could show her to the Castles library.

*******

Prince Dino stood graciously in the large decorated hallway presently in front of a particular rooms double doors getting himself mentally prepared.

His father, popularly known as King Edward had given him a scolding for not being able to congratulate his half sister Amelia yesterday.

And If anything, he would rather go out to work than spend two seconds with Amelia, she was one annoying person to be around.

Niklaus, his good friend/ brother had happily abandoned him, for once, bragging about how he was not truly related to the Prince Dino.

They were not actually related, they only behaved like brothers. Niklaus was the son of his fathers late good friend while he Dino was the only son of his father the King.

” Get yourself together Dino and consider this done ”, he said to himself as he took in more deep breaths, he was the master of being calm and once again, his patience was going to be tested but like always, he would simply remain calm.

He finally raised his muscular hand and knocked softly on the door while a maid opened it from the inside.

” Amelia ”, he said in a gracious voice as he stepped into the room and Amelia who had been lying on the bed with her baby next to her immediately looked up to stare at him, a sly smile appearing on her face.

She had a head full of long dark brown hair just like his but her eyes were brown in color and she was a little too slim in figure. Right now she looked more slim in comparison to other days.

” Dino ”, she replied making an effort to sit upright while he did not bother to move more into the room only stopping when he had taken a few steps.

The room was wonderfully decorated. An unlit fire place stood in a corner of the room. Well designed wardrobes, colorful curtains, a queen sized bed and a dressing table… the bathroom of this room was in a different room. Unlit Candle lights adorned the room, giving the room a fine look though.

” Congratulations on your delivery, your son will make a fine young man ”, Dino said praising the baby who rested next to her and she made no attempt to invite him to hold her son.

” Young prince, if I may correct you Dino… my son will be fathers young prince ”, she said with a smile as she carressed the babys little face with her finger intending to make it clear to Dino that he was no longer the only son.

Though she married the Duke of the East, Young Duke Phillip Jones, she was more than happy to have birthed a baby boy because her father would finally consider her worthy and not just run around his only son all the time.

Dino smiled at her softly but the words that came out from his mouth next was something that shocked hell out of her.

He moved more closer to her this time making sure that she would be the only one who heard what he was about to say aside from the few maids in the room.

” Lets just hope that father never finds out how you switched the maids child and yours Amelia ”, he stated in a whisper but she heard him clearly causing her eyes to widen as to how he knew.

He stepped away from her with the same blank look on his face but traces of a sly smile lingered on his lips as he glanced once at the sleeping face of the baby before turning his front away from her.

” Be careful dearest Amelia ”, murmured Dino whilst the same maid opened the door for him and he walked out.

On getting out, the door shut behind him and he took in a deep breath and arranged himself as if nothing had just happened.

Though he might be the fourth out of eight children, he will always remain one step ahead of them.