Your Plan Did Fail

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CHAPTER 31

Standing before her dressing mirror, Diona turned to her left and then back to her right. Feeling satisfied with her looks, a small smile appeared on her face.

"Hmm, my lady looks lovely," a young girl standing a few feet from where she stood said. She was wearing a light blue gown with a white apron tied to her waist.

"Don't I always?" She turned around to face the girl, still wearing her smile proudly. "I always look great? Sadly, the man I want the most does not notice me."

"Do not worry, my lady. In time, I believe his majesty would see how much a rare gem you are."

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Both of them stilled, not saying anything before turning their head to the door the second time the knock came on it.

"Check on who is that. Let the person in."

"Yes, my lady." She bowed her head to her and turned around towards the door to answer it.

"Yes, I am coming," a lovely feminine voice called from within as she soothed her gown with her hands.

Even though she was a maid, she had hoped that she could represent her lady very well and one f those aspects would be to dress and look nice no matter what she was wearing.

She pulled the door open a bit, to or even to whoever it was from peeping into the room. "Yes?"

"I am here to see Lady Diona."

"Who?"

"Mildred, the head stable attendant," he introduced himself.

"Let him in," Diona said from where she was standing and made her way into her living room to sit down.

Following her lady's leading, she opened the door a bit wider, to allow him entrance and locked it back u as soon as possible.

"Greetings, my lady," he quickly bowed before her.

"Yes? Rise."

"Thank you, my lady." He stood up straight and looked behind him to see the maid of Diona standing a few feet from him.

"Relax and speak, She knows everything," Diona commanded.

"As you wish, your ladyship." He cleared his throat first before breaking the news that would stun Diona the most. "My lady, I think your plan failed."

"You what!"

"Yes. I said I think your plan did fail."

"I heard you clearly the first time. How and why do you think? Tell me clearly what you saw," Diona queried.

"Yes, my lady. Honestly, I did as I was told and allowed her majesty to ride the dangerous horse but this evening, a few minutes back, I saw her majesty ride back in speed with the horse that was termed dangerous and would not anyone climb him. Not only that…"

"Hold on," Diona interjected. She needed to clarify something. "You mean to tell me, that the plan to handicap her or even cause her death did not work?"

"Yes, your majesty."

"Then what about the saddle? We did cut that saddle, there was no way she shouldn't have been hurt," Diona's maid pointed out.

"Exactly. I instructed my personal maid to personally take on the task and I believe her words when she said she cut it off. So why now did you see that witch of a girl still riding gallantly?"

"I saw her without the saddle, actually. Perhaps she already knows that something was indeed wrong with the saddle."

Diona stood up. She could not believe the nonsense that happened. How was she supposed to put this to her father? Wouldn't he see her as a weakling?

"This is unbelievable," Diona muttered to herself and then turned to his direction swiftly. "If she is back in one piece and she is without the saddle, has she come to make complaints to you?"

"Not at all, my lady. I believe she has something urgent to do. I saw her rush into the palace and head in the direction of his majesty's chambers."

"Umm, you are a noteworthy spy. But what reason does she have to rush in to see his majesty?" She taped away on her chin as she supported her right hand with her left which crossed underneath her breast.

"Something definitely is up. Or was it that she raced there to complain about her near-death experience?"

Diona's eyes lit up. Yes, why did she not think about this earlier on? She turned around to see her maid. "Olivia, I would need you to lurk around the queen's quarters and gather any information you can get."

"Yes, your majesty."

"And me? Your majesty, if they trace this issue now, it would all point down at me. And when that is done, I cannot guarantee not talking out…"

"Shut up. How dare you threaten her ladyship?" Olivia yelled at him.

"I am not threatening her. I am only saying what I know. I never asked for this. I never want to be part of this whole issue. I was only asked to take the queen to ride the dangerous horse."

"And you think that makes you free of this crime? Very well then, carry on and do as you please. As far as I am concerned, you are a party to this. You aided a crime. How do you think his majesty or her majesty at that would let you go scot-free? If I were you, I suggest you think carefully before you act rashly."

"My lady…"

"Silence. It is as she said. You became a party to this when you headed my request. We are in this together. Now go and keep an eye on that queen. Report to me her every move if you want to survive this."

"Yes, my lady."