![]() ![]() "No, indeed Dorkins, there has been no harm done and I'm delighted we were able to offer shelter to such a charming subject." The queen cut him off before he could continue. "Your majesty, I apologise for the mistake." Gaining this small insight into one of them made me feel a little more secure.ĭorkins, meanwhile, looked as horrified as it was possible for such a stately man to look. He looked exactly how I imagined one of my brothers would look if they heard they were to expect a stream of royal visitors. I also looked over at the prince and almost laughed at the expression of dismay on his face. I was merely occupying myself by testing the room." Her voice lingered strangely over the word test and the prince shot her a sharp look. We will soon be expecting several royal visitors," this time her eyes flickered towards her son, "but none of them will be arriving until we return to Arcadie. I merely wanted to review the room's layout and preparedness. ![]() "When I asked you to prepare the red room for a guest I didn't mean that I expected an imminent visitor. "It seems there has been a misunderstanding, Dorkins," she said. The queen turned towards Dorkins and smiled at him. The queen had said it wasn't my fault but Dorkins still made me nervous. The footman walked over to the king and began to pour his coffee but Dorkins looked my way. The door opened and Dorkins came into the room followed by a footman carrying a large silver coffeepot on a silver tray. I hated not being able to figure someone out. I would never get the chance to understand their behaviour - they would all remain a mystery to me. I couldn't imagine that I would meet the royal family again after this and I suddenly felt unreasonably disappointed. ![]() Then I remembered that I would soon be back on my way to Arcadie. They certainly seemed to act very strangely and not at all how I had imagined royalty would act. I wondered how long it would take me to understand them. They might be royalty but they were still people and nothing fascinated me as much as people. Something was going on here that I didn't understand and I found myself studying them all curiously. I couldn't tell if she was pleased or disappointed and I certainly couldn't interpret the look she flashed at King Henry. "Excellent, I'm glad you passed a comfortable night," said the queen, her expression not quite matching her words. And Mathilde even lit a fire for me so I was nice and warm - such a relief after being out in the storm." ![]() "It was the nicest room I've ever slept in, your majesty. And here I was, after everything that had been done for me, about to complain about the bed I'd been given! I quickly changed my words. I suddenly remembered my own words to him earlier on polite behaviour. I opened my mouth to explain about the bed and my poor sleep but out of the corner of my eye I saw the prince, still staring at me. After all, they would want to fix that spring before an actual princess came to stay. She was looking at me rather intently but she'd been so nice that I decided to tell her the truth. "I think I know how the mistake was made," she replied, "I'm sure it wasn't your fault. I promise you I never said I was a princess." I'm not a princess," I hurried to explain, "I don't know why Dorkins put me in that beautiful room. "As I mentioned, a mistake, your majesty. "The Princess Room?" The queen looked at me with sharp curiosity in her face. "We found her early this morning in the Princess Room and she's been keeping us company." "Alyssa is our friend even if she's not a princess," said Sophie. "It was a little like that, your majesty." Knowing my daughters, I imagine they forced you into it - would you or wouldn't you." It was one of the first dresses made for me after I became a princess. I gave it to the girls years ago to use for dress ups. "It's quite alright my dear, it's an old dress. But I could hardly undress in front of the entire royal family! Instead I stammered an apology that the queen quickly cut off. I gasped and grabbed at the dress, for one unthinking moment meaning to pull it off and hand it to her. "If you were caught in the storm then that would explain why you're wearing my dress." "I see," said Queen Eleanor but I could tell from her expression she was still confused. #Princess and the pea game instructions how to#Dorkins kindly gave me a room but I'm not sure." I trailed off wondering how to explain the mistake I was sure had been made with the room. I couldn’t find my way back in the storm last night so I sought shelter here. "I was travelling to Arcadie with a group of merchants and got lost in the woods. "No, no, I'm here quite by accident," I rushed to explain myself. ![]()
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