The Lord Thompson has invited me to the Royale party comunumerating the princess coming of age.
That's a lie Lydia screeched, to be invited to the royal gathering is something but to the palace is another, how lucky..
Olivia who was just dusting off her father's bag screamed in excitement snatching the invite off her mother's hand.
Drae you know what this means, our lives would never be the same, all my prayers and hardwork has finally been paid in a thousand folds..
Mother you must prepare a dress for us tomorrow.
Relax Olivia, we must compose ourselves maybe I and your father maybe Lord's and Lady and you also a Lady no longer a 'miss'
Mother, I would be a princess I shall charm one of the two prince's with my beauty or marry the Queen's cousin Prince Draque
You won't move far away from my sugarplum said her mother they giggled and left to the kitchen, while Matt set the tables, Drae picked up Mr Patton's shoes to his design study at front.
Haha, those two are very alike said Mr Patton to Drae she shrugged in response and continued her way .
Are you not excited to visit the Castle too,
I am Father she replied, although she was treated kindly, Drae has been uninterested in so many things it worried them.
To spoon her to excitement, he trailed behind her ruffling her head ,
You may get to visit the library or watch actual knights train, her eyes lit up and soon died..I know you sneak off must times to watch the patrol officers.
You won't tell mother, if I did would you not have known and soon Drae wrapped him in a tight hug and from no where came Matt running at full speed , careful now chap don't topple me over.
Now I shall design you three's shoes, I have to get to work after supper.
The morning was anticipated and everyone bustles awake for preparations, Mr Patton had been awake all night making design's and crafting footwears for his family so he was last to leave the house.
Mrs Patton took her kids straight to the district seamstress who was a very good friend of hers, in that bit had a special treatment.
Ahh that's so exciting, I'm happy that you get to the royal party who knows what may happen, I on the other hand I'm a plus one to a certain Lord they giggled as Lady Shivani led them to the back where already made dresses were lined.
Lady Shivani, a well known seamstress who worked on both men and female attires.
It's a delight isn't it replied Mrs Patton.
It is Lady Lydia, Shivani continued,
I didn't know of your invite, if you were a tad bit early today I would have reserved a pretty emerald dress for your daughter Olivia, you know lots of lords and ladies where invited and since this week business has been a great book,but however I do have the best floral pattern for your boy, come boy she motioned one of her workers to take Matt to another aisle.
After two hours went buy, Olivia made a fine pick, a beautiful pink dress, it taioed behind her in different net hue, she looked like a flower in bloom, it was not just elegant,she looked like a princess gapped in a garden.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree does it lady Shivani gasped in awe, you have made a fine Lady, Lady Lydia, very soon she would have a flock of noble suitors this one.
Mother you must try this dress, Olivia sparked in joy after several compliments,
left aside was Drae who had just picked the first dress that looked her size, in the gaze of Olivia the dress was pathetic.
Do you really think an ankle hemmed dress is on trend now D, come here Olivia said with great hesitation Drae followed behind, after 30 minutes of selection they picked a beautiful mint dress, it was plane though simple but it was elegant a little dim gold weaves at the flowing hems, an elegant embroidery, she was beautiful.
With great satisfaction everyone left the shop, now for the purses and kerchiefs for the gentlemen, they went to another alley after bidding goodbyes and after another hour they were done,they picked up some vegetables and fruits on their way and went to sea port to pick up fresh badge of sea foods.
The lone and wandering eyes of Drae never missed Mrs Patton, she watched in pity eveb after so many years she still held that gaze like yesterday and after a few minutes they went on their way home.
Mother where's Drae asked Olivia looking behind her.
What do you mean, she turned forcefully hitting the woman beside who was about to enter the local carriage back to their district.
Lydia groaned in exhaustion, where has she wandered off to now.
Olivia take Matt home, I would go look for your sister, leaving Olivia with the goods.
Drae just wanted the day to go on quickly but she had to look pretty they said, a splash of water, and a comb of her and she would be beautiful, she knew she wasn't ugly or meek she was quiet and peaceful not meek naive or shy and she had no time for that even as a young miss, her mother constantly reminded her of her soon to be suitor at her maiden age, she wasn't like Olivia who warded in her many suitors, with shy and comport though they were middle class, they didn't celebrate coming of age but awarded sweet sixteens to all gents. She had her's a year ago or more she didn't care.
She wouldn't deny the pretty dress picked for her and such pretty purses and jewelries her mother both.
She admired the women in her life, they were stunning in however case.
She just wanted to finish up and go to the quarters, today she would finally see the royal knight deployed to her district, on getting to the seaside, her excitement died down, the sea reminded her, clutching the neck piece around her neck, she looked away and took Matt's hand leading them to seat by a stone slab away from the fresh smell of fishes , squid or others but her eyes caught something or rather someone at first she nudged it off but the igniting feeling to find out more was a beakering one, her eyes trailed this person like the moon followed us at night, she had to know what such resemblance, she didn't make out the face but as far away as it was, the figure had the same build as she last remembered.
Soon Mrs Patton met with them and they decided to finally head home,
Ahh finally we are done for the day, said Mrs Patton.
They all joined and headed to the waiting path, it was then she sneaked off with no notice, she ran quickly back to the port and followed the road she last saw the figure, she secured her hair and raised her dress with one hand and up the roof of a fish monger she went running quickly attop not wanting to be seen or stopped and even with several murmurs of complaints from the people below she still kept on with her pursuit and very well soon she spotted the figure, she kept her pursuit this time getting off the rooftops, she weaved through people and struggled her way to this person.
Bursting out the crowd, she found the figure but soon it took a sharp navigation to the fewer crowd of people another alley but she didn't stop, soon left with a few numbers of people on the path, scared of loosing this person she cried out desperately "Father".