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The Sun Princess And The Ice King

It was uncomfortably quiet in the room. King Ulric still did not look up from his papers. She didn't know what was expected of her. Should she sit down? Should she stay where she was? She decided on the latter for the time being and quietly waited for the king to say something first. For a while nothing happened and Lyana even thought he had forgotten her. Suddenly he put the pen aside and looked at her. She winced slightly because she hadn't expected it and indicated a slight curtsy. "You wanted to speak to me, Your Majesty?", she tried to get the conversation going. "You are wearing red today?" Lyana blinked several times in surprise. Had she just heard right? He wanted to see her and then talked to her about fashion? "I ... wanted a stronger color today," she answered his question. The king propped his head on his hands. His face looked somewhat dissatisfied. "I assume you are not cold today?" Another question that unsettled Lyana until she noticed where the king's gaze had wandered. Immediately she blushed and suppressed the urge to close the front of the cape. "Since it was hanging in my closet, I assumed it would be entirely to your liking," she snapped back, feeling slightly humiliated. The king's eyes flashed briefly with amusement. "Is that so? I have to disappoint you there, I am a very modest man." Lyana would have loved to roll her eyes. Sure, that's why he had all the clothes adjusted for her. What would not have been possible if he hadn't looked at her very carefully. "Well, I'll take note and not put it on again." "So you disdain what I put at your disposal?" Lyana couldn't believe it. Was he trying to drive her crazy? She cleverly tried to steer the conversation in a different direction. “Of course not. I'll be happy to wear the dress again if you want to see me in it. However, I don't think that my new wardrobe is the reason why you had me called." King Ulric got up and offered her a seat in the armchair, which Lyana accepted with thanks. He sat down on the sofa across from her. "The reason why I had you called is that your stay here will take a little longer than expected." ----‐---------------------------------------------------------- What do you do, when you get kidnapped by the King of another Kingdom? Do you beg for your life and pray that he will keep you alive? Or do you try to get closer to him? When Lyana is being kidnapped she decides to not back away. She might not know why the Ice King did that to her, but she is definitely not going to sit in a cold dungeon, waiting for a prince to save her. Instead she wants to find out, what his reasons are. What did her family do to him, to hold such a deep grudge? Why is he so cold and brutal while doing these small nice gestures for her? And can she really save him, if she finds out what happened to him in the past? Or will these beautiful deep blue eyes be the last thing she will see? Info: This Story contains two different endings. One will be more of a sad ending and the other one will be a happy ending.

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Chapter 33

Baridis father had said the same thing to her. The relationship between the king and his servants was completely different from what she knew and how she thought it was. They didn't just respect him.

They were all connected in one way or another.

Alisen had now recovered and finished her braid. Meanwhile the princess thought of the king again.

How gentle he was to her when she was so disturbed by Aleshs injury. She had felt safe in his arms.

But then there was this other side of him. The one where he was able to kill five armed men for

wounding a wolf. Without even getting a single scratch. For Lyana, these extremes simply did not

want to be associated with one another.

A knock on the door ripped her out of her thoughts. Alisen opened it and four women and two men

appeared. Judging by the way they were dressed, it had to be the servants she was supposed to meet

today, and with that assumption she was proved right.

The oldest of the women stepped forward and curtsied. "Your Royal Highness, Princess Lyana, if I

may introduce myself, my name is Nara. I am the head maid and responsible for the cleanliness and

these servants." Her companions also introduce themselves briefly. Lyana greeted them all warmly.

"I am very happy to make your acquaintance. But is that all? That doesn't seem like much for such a

large castle." There were so many servants at home that she didn't even know them all. She was aware that she had to expect less here, but she hadn't expected so few.

Nara shook her head. "No, but the king's valet has ordered to only get a few people so that you

wouldn't be too overwhelmed."

It did sound like something Baridi would do. What a good person he was. "I understand. I thought

you could give me a quick tour of the castle and its rooms. In the meantime we can talk and find out

where there are problems and what can to improve."

Nara agreed with this suggestion. Alisen was already making decency to accompany her, but Lyana

shook her head. "It's okay, I'll go alone," she held back the maid.

She knew Alisen meant well. But in her presence she did not dare to ask the questions that really

interested her. The princess didn't like the thought that she might force Alisen to lie for her. Should

she even be able to do that. Because as much as she liked the sun princess, at the end of the day she

remained loyal to the king. But Nara didn't know her yet, it would at least be worth trying to get

something out of her.

As soon as they left their rooms, Nara immediately began to tell about the daily chores. As it seemed, it was mostly her job to see to it that the castle was kept clean and to take care of the laundry. Lyana also found out that Nara was responsible for the flower arrangements. "Are there always blue and white flowers, since colored ones are rare and expensive?" She asks immediately, curiously.

Nara smiled and shook her head. "Oh no, if our king wanted it, he could get all the flowers he wanted. After all, there is no shortage of money either. However, he sees it as a waste of money."

It actually sounded a lot like King Ulric. The princess even suspected that Nara had to persuade him

to use the blue flowers herself. No sooner had she thought that than she said it out loud. But the

older woman could only smile at this question. "I would never allow myself to question our King's

decisions. It was his valet, Baridi, who persuaded him to do so." She leaned slightly over to Lyana.

"He confided to me that he hoped for better chances with the ladies", she whispered to her and Lyana had to pull herself together not to laugh out loud. Baridi was always good for a surprise.

The tour was very interesting as the castle had a long history and Nara knew a lot about it. Of course, they also talked about work and Lyana at least pretended to be critical of everything. Of course, that wasn't Lyanas real concern.

"How long have you been working here?"

The older woman thought for a moment. "It must have been almost thirty years now, Your Royal

Highness."

Thirty years, that was really long. "Did you still know the former king and his queen?"

Nara stopped briefly and then walked on. They were going down one of the corridors that Lyana had not yet discovered. "I am sorry," the older woman began cautiously, "but I was not granted this honor. However, I have heard that the father of our king had a big heart and the queen was a very kind woman." Her eyes began to shine proudly when she spoke of King Ulric. "You know, he must have got his modesty from him. He would never see himself as anything better. In addition, he would never turn away someone who has a problem."