Defeated

Then she turns around and disappears. You just stand there and stare for a little while not really grasping what just happened to you. Then you feel Anabel's hand on your shoulder but when you turn around you see someone that is almost bursting with laughter.

"This is really not funny"

Lady Anabel struggles to get the words out because of all the laughter.

"It is kind of, very funny"

You feel like a little girl that has been sentenced to clean her room and she really does not want to do it. But nevertheless, there is nothing that you can do about this now. You can only wish that the day will go by very quickly.

As you walk back to your chambers a thought jumps into your head. It has been a few hours now and the King and Lord Walton have not returned yet. Maybe he is not coming straight back to you and he should show his face to the princess.