BLOW TO THE HEART

[Music Recommendation: Für Elise (Reimagined) ~ Alexander Joseph]

"Get the boiled potatoes, and also fix up more drinks for them," Oriana ordered the maids that were helping her, then she went to help Louis cook the stew. The kitchen was bustling with maids going in and out of the room with trays filled with food.

Louis stopped stirring the stew and turned to Oriana. "Your Majesty, you don't need to stay here; the smoke will affect your eyes," the man remarked, worried about the girl. Though she was now queen, she didn't hesitate to offer help like she had always done in the past.

Oriana smiled. "Louis, get on with stirring the stew while I dry the beef and get it salted for them," she said, raising her gown, which gathered the dust on the kitchen floor as she looked around the kitchen for the beef.

"Are you looking for this?" Freya raised the tray of beef, using it to hide her face, then she slowly brought it down.