Accompanying Her

In the royal palace,

"How do I look? Is the dress okay or should I have gone for the pink one." Isabella held the dress tightly in her hands.

She was wearing a lavender color gown with pearls on the neckline. A lacy hemline and a lot of layers. She has a diamond and amethyst necklace and earrings with a pearl ring.

Her hair was left loose with a small flower tying a few tendrils at her left side. She looked like an angel out of the fairytale. The maids were mesmerized to see her beauty.

"You look no less than a fairy, my lady. Alas! Your highness did not deserve you." They lamented when Isabella laughed.

Finally she felt eased.

"He is the duke. You should not speak like that. Everyone knows that he is the strongest knight and his family is the most powerful in the empire. It is my honor that we are going to get married." her eyes were dreamy but the maids did not agree with her.

"That was when he won wars. Everyone knew that your grace did not go for war anymore. And his family had fallen from favor after we lost the last war. You should think about the first prince, my lady. I am sure he is interested in you." The princess was adopted in the royal family after the last war.

It wouldn't matter if she married a prince since they were not blood related.

"He is my brother. Though we are not tied by blood, I still look at the royal members as my family. You should not put us in a bad light, June. you should be mindful.'' The maid stopped rumbling and bowed her head instantly.

But that did not mean that she agreed with the princess. A saintess of light deserved better than a demon.

"Did he arrive already?" she asked with a smile again when the maids nodded.

"Yes, my lady. Your grace is having an audience with your majesty." worry filled her eyes as she fidgeted with her dress again.

She stood up and walked out of the room when the maids followed her.

"Have you given instructions to the chef?"

"Yes, the food would be ready as you have asked for. I have brought the best red wine from the cellar and the table is decorated as you have desired.

You should not be worried about such things, my lady. The palace will serve your grace well." Isabella laughed, a bit embarrassed that she was being conscious about a simple dinner so much.

She nodded and stopped as they had already reached the office of her adopted father, his majesty.

She did not go in or asked the knights to announce her presence. But she sat in the waiting room silently.

"My lady, are you not going in?" askd June worried. How bad it would look that the princess was waiting for the duke.

If she had known, she would have asked her to wait in her room only.

"Ah! They must be having an important conversation. I should not disturb them. But I do want to request my father to attend the full moon day with me. So, I will wait for Tyrone to leave first." the maid sighed. She had tried so many times to explain to Isabella her position, but the young girl was still so mindful of her actions.

If it would have been any other woman, she would have fallen for the power and luxury but all Isabella did was to care about everyone around her.

"You are too kind, my lady." the maid sighed when Isabella laughed.

The door was soon opened and Tyrone came out. He was surprised to see Isbealla waiting for them in the office.

"My lady." he instantly bowed his head and greeted her when she felt embarrassed.

"You do not need to be so formal with me, your grace. I am your future wife. You can call me Bella." she smiled shyly when his hands tightened.

"How could I take such liberties when I have failed myself. I will wait for the right time." Oh! Her face dimmed instantly.

The silence was deafening as she kept bowing her head.

"Were you here waiting for me?"

"Ah! No. I wanted to request my father to come with me to the temple on full moon day. Will you wait here for me? I will be back soon." She smiled when he nodded and held his hands.

"Thank you for being so kind to me, Ty.. your grace." his whole body froze. But before he could react, she had let go of his hands and went to the room.

"Ha!" he let out an audible sigh as he sat on the chair.

Her maids staring at him stealthily. But June was glaring at him visibly.

"My lady had waited for you the whole day, your grace. I hope you are going to have dinner with her." She hesitated for a second before speaking to Tyrone.

"I will be late then."

"Ah! Then I should inform your majesty that you did not have time to have dinner with the lady again." she nodded her head as if she understood when he clenched his hands.

His eyes turned darker as he stared at the woman. But the woman only smiled as if she did not understand a thing.

"No! That would not be needed. I will have tea with the lady and tell her personally." he stood up and stared at the maid who bowed her head and took a step back.

The room turned silent again.

Soon Isabella came out of her room holding the hands of your majesty. She was smiling with him over something. His hard face looked softer that instant.

"Ah! Tyrone. You are still here." he asked with a smile when Tyrone bowed his head.

"Ah! We have planned to have dinner together. I was going to ask him to come with us too. But I wanted your permission first."