Ch 10: The Proposal

Prince Matthew Osas went out with Princess Tata Edwards to the palace garden. He walked with her standing by his side as they both stroll out of the mansion and walking to the garden and open field. Princess Tata kept mute and was glad that she could finally stretch her legs outside of her room given to her.

"I was meaning to ask you?," Crown Prince Matthew said, "Don't you have any idea whom you family were?," he questioned as they both walked down to the garden.

Princess Tata Edwards shook her head not wanting to speak about herself and crown prince Matthew stopped. He stepped closer to her and held her hands, "Seriously I really like you and wand to marry you."

Princess Tata was taken aback by his sudden confession and shook her head as she walked away from him, he took more steps closer to her.

"Please accept my proposal, I know I am being to forward, but I cannot help but want to build a family with you," Prince Matthew said and Princess Tata shook her head.

Prince Matthew knelt down and opened the ring box in his hand, "Please marry me??," he proposed and Princess Tata was stunned. She wanted to refute but remembering her older brother would come for her, she swallowed and thought of how nice Prince Matthew was to her.

"Please?," Prince Matthew begged and Princess Tata finally sighed.

"Why do you want to marry me, am not like you , your people?," She tried to explain but prince Matthew crossed the line between them and asked, "Please say yes, we don't have to worry about my people."

Princess Tata Edwards looked up and meet his gaze, she finally accept as she also like him, but she had her worries weighing her down from accepting his proposal. Crown Prince Matthew was the happiest ad he slide the engagement ring into her middle finger, he drew her closer for a warm him and Princess Tata hugged him back.

The both went to the center of the field and say on a beautiful mat spread by some of the palace maid as Prince Matthew had instructed them to prepare the place for him.

He sat down by her side, and he spoked to her about his upcoming coronation.

"Well since you are an orphan and your people isn't know, There wouldn't be anything to else to delay our wedding," He said to her.

"How?," Princess Tata asked him.

"My coronation day is in five day time and I have to be crowned king together with a new queen by my side."

"Okay," Princess Tata replied, she almost wanted to tell him it was the same day as her brother's coronation but she kept mute about it and sip from the wine cup that was placed on a flat tray on the mat.

"The priest will join us as man and wife," Prince Matthew told her.

"Okay," She replied.

"An glad I meet you," He said.

"Thank you," Princess Tata smiled at him.

"How do you like the palace, since you are no longer going to be our guest, then I will have to ask the head maid Lucy to prepare a room for you upstairs and close to mine," he told her.

"Okay," Princess Tata replied with a smile.

The bith sat down together on the mat drinking and getting to know a few more things about themselves and after that they stood and returned back to the royal mansion.

Prince Matthew escorted Princess Tata back to the guest room and meet Lucy on the grand floor as she came to inspect the maids cleanup.

"Lucy!," Prince Matthew called and she walked towards him and bowed

"Prepare a room upstairs on the third floor for my guest," he said to Lady Lucy and she replied, "Okay my prince," and left.

Lucy has heard the gossip that the prince as fallen for the strange woman that came into the palace and she knew if the royal family were to investigate how the strange woman got into the royal mansion, then she would be in trouble as she didn't investigate the young woman before sending her into the royal buildings. She sighed and went upstairs to the third floor to prepare a room close to the Prince's chamber.

Prince Matthew returned back to his chamber and was the happiest all thru the night. He went to take his quick bath and retired for sleep.

The following morning Princess Tata Edwards was introduced to Lady Alora whom came to her room to do the measurements for the upcoming royal marriage. Princess Tata had just finished taken her bath and was wearing her cloth when she heard the sharp knock on the door, she strained her ears to listen to the heartbeat and sound of the person and discovered their were two people standing by the door, quickly wearing her gown, she went to open the door and saw the familiar maid with another woman whom was holding a measuring tape.

"Good morning princess," The maid greeted her and Princess Tata was stunned if her secret hadn't been exposed, she took a while before she replied them, "Good morning," and she stepped away from the door.

"This is Lady Alora the palace seamstress I told you about," Lady Lucy said as she introduced the seamstress to Princess Tata.

"Good morning," Princess Tata said to the seamstress whom stared at her in shock, seeing the young pretty woman's face and long ears for the first time.

"Good morning," Lady Alora managed to respond, "Am here to take your measurements as per Prince Matthew Osas request for the coronation day."

"Okay," Princess Tata stood up and allowed her did the measuring on her. She saw it clearly the woman was scared of her, but she kept calm and allowed the woman measure her, thru with the necessary measurements, Lady Alora said, "That's all I will be in need of for now, but I will like to know what kind of colour you will like me to sow your ball gown."

"White." Princess Tata replied as White and black was her favorite color.

"And also don't forget to sow a veil for me, I don't want it transparent, to avoid too many people staring at me," Princess Tata told Lady Alora and she nodded, "That's all for now, I beg to take my leave." Lady Alora gave Princess Tata a courtesy bow and left with the head maid following her.

Coming out of the guest room and walking thru the quiet corridor lady Alora said, "Wow, I couldn't believe my eyes."

"Same as me, but I wonder why the royal family allowed her stay when she actually came to work as a maid and not a guest,?" Lady Lucy questioned.

"I don't know, that isn't in our concerns, I just hope nothing disrupt the upcoming coronation and us expecting a new queen," Lady Alora said.

"I hope so too," Lady Lucy replied and went out of the grand floor and back to the maids building where she belong.

Princess Tata Edwards heard them too as she had long ears and could hear from afar. She sighed and hoped nothing to disrupt the crown prince upcoming coronation as well, as she knew it was same date as her brother's coronation in Jalin.