Chapter 3: A strange face

In the quiet space, the sound of footsteps echoed from the other side of the bedroom door. Amelia quickly scrambles from the ground and hurriedly shoves the note back into its original place. The fancy clock that lies on the wall in front of the room, counts every second of each minute. It was a bit past 6 AM when servants and maids will come to prepare the children for breakfast. In the novel, it was said that only Amelia's maid and long-standing servants can directly serve her due to an incident from a few years back.

"I truly hope it is not that day"

The calendar in this world is similar to Earth's, each day has twenty-four hours, and each week has seven days. But instead of Monday, Tuesday, and so on, it is named by Amsiel, Kusha, Pyryan, Nielat, Mielach, Haeliel, Gavrach representing each day of the week.

The months are Hudum, Adel, Kochbalth, Zielaph, Amael, Hamue, Dielik, Ahah, Sielach, Nielat, Illyrie, Zepha, and Achiel representing the 13 original deities of Menaali, with each year having 386 days.

On the first Amsiel day of each month, all family members will gather in the Spring palace's dining hall and have a meal together. Children will sit with their parents at the table. Heirs and heiresses in the direct line of succession will sit with each other as the ground opens for competition for the head position.

It is safe to say that someone who doesn't even know the fundament of everyday greetings is not fitted for this world that is built around the rules and foundations of the hierarchy that is vastly different from modern Earth.

*Knock* *Knock*

- Lady Amelia, have you woken up yet?- Soft voice calls out from the other side.

The call continued for a few seconds as a click rang from the doorknob. She quickly hops onto the bed but trips on her face as her foot trips on the blanket drape half hazard on the floor.

Hearing the loud thud the servant rushes inside the room to check on the noise only to find that their young lady has seemingly fallen off of her bed and landed face-first on the floor.

-My lady!? Miss Amelia, is your head feeling alright? Are you hurt?!- the maid with hazelnut brown hair and light purple eyes immediately rushes next to the fallen child and flip her body up and down to check for any injury sustained from the fall. Other servants burst into panic as they franticly ditched whatever they are holding to the side as they surrounded their lady.

Amelia froze up like a log before the sudden full-body inspection from all sides. Her heartbeat seems to have calmed down considerably compared to a few moments ago.

- Everyone stop, i didn't get hurt- patting lightly on the brunette servant's shoulder.

Their worried face seemed to worsen as they heard her answer. She was slightly confused as to why the servants were acting this way.

Amelia is mentioned in the novel as a healthy child that is very active and love doing physical activities. Never once did she get sick for more than two days.

- My lady! You know you shouldn't leave the bed without the master's permission!

The maid quickly picks her up princess-style and sits Amelia on the chair of the table next to the big mirror. Everyone hastily remade the bed before putting on a new set sheets and pillows. Afterward, they move quickly preparing something with the trolly that was thrown aside earlier.

- ...The master? - she tilted her head in confusion.

- I won't allow you to make yourself sick again my lady. After hearing about the incident at the Royal Ball, both us servants and your family were worried sick. Your father even reached out to the Grand Temple for the sake of your well-being.

The Royal Ball incident? Didn't that event occur when Amelia was 12 in the book?

The Laurel clan intended to give her an early debut in the noble social circle to start making the connection just like her older siblings. Many forces are in dispute with the family, those rotten nobles tried to take advantage of this event using Amelia as a folly to humiliate the clan. Their plan didn't play out well for the instigator so they secretly use their follower to harass her and accidentally cause the incident where they shoved her down the lake in the restricted garden. To make matter worse, one of them even use ice magic to freeze the water's surface to toy with her. Fortunately, her father was there to pull her out before anything worse could happen.

Amelia sat still like a brick, not even noticing that the servants wiping down her body with damped towels. Her nightgown was replaced by an elegant blue dress. The train of thought only come to a stop when they placed her down on the table on the balcony. Fluffy pancakes stack on top of each other topped with whipping cream, syrup, fresh berries, and fruit slices.

Amelia's eyes started to sparkle looking at the masterpiece in front of her. Even the best pancake that she tried in the past on Earth would be considered mediocre in the present of this one. The fork and knife that was somehow already in her hand cut out a big piece before shoving it into her mouth.

Her servants coos, trying their best to not poke and prod at Amelia's puffed cheeks that resemble a squirrel stuffing its mouth with acorn. A low chuckle burst out from the balcony next to her, finally swallowing down the soft pancake she turned to the side to see a boy with tanned skin, light brown hair, and ocean-blue eyes. If a look can give you a heart attack, he would fit into that category. He sent her a large grin before turning back into his room.

Amelia has 11 other brothers and sisters, her being the eleventh child of the clan. She has three older siblings with the same mother and her father-the current matriarch.

Firstly, Olivia Laurel - is known for her exceptional ability to wield both the sword and greatsword near the mastery level of Master at the age of 21. She is one of the star candidates competing for the matriarch position.

Secondly, Amber Laurel is an exceptional mage with her prowess in mana usage. There were rumors that her abilities might be comparable to an Arch-mage shortly.

Lastly, Louis Laurel - the seventh born with high capability to wield holy energy is following his father's path to becoming a holy knight. When it came to leading the household, Louis own the upper hand over other heirs and heiresses because of his insight into politics and society.

Only children under the age of 15 stayed at the Spring palace so who could he be? Amelia should be the only child that is still staying at this place.

'So many troublesome things have already happened.' She sighed before shoving more pancakes in her mouth, not noticing the weird look the servants gave her.

------End chap 3------