So these were their names, and what did he mean to play with her? So he was enjoying himself by making her squirm.
This was going to be a very long road, she hoped she would not have many encounters with them and specifically Caspian.
They were so many activities to do, so why should he waste his time on her and his own very precious time.
"How old are you Aurora?" Caspian asked.
"Eighteen My Lord."
"Interesting," Caspian replied.
"If that's all My Lord, could I take my leave?"
Caspian was surprised at her question, it was clear that this girl wanted to be anywhere but here. She had rich red hair and her eyes were striking green, they were like emeralds.
He had never taken any interest in girls till now, there was something behind her beauty that he was getting drawn into.
"Not yet." He blurted out.
She seemed surprised at his response and rightfully so, he had just instinctively replied to her but he did not know what more he wanted to say to her.
She seemed to be trembling for fear, and that fascinated him. All the women in the palace belonged to him but he wanted her to come on her own according.
He had a few women that he had occasioned but lost a taste for them after sleeping with them for a few nights.
"What were your previous duties before you were assigned to me." He emphasized the me, to show that she belonged to him.
Thoughts started to creep in as he wondered if she frequented lovers or if she had a lover, it would not be hard for men to not swoon over her.
"I was in the yard and courts duty, My Lord." She responded and her voice was velvety, it suited her so well.
"I see, you may leave Aurora."
She nodded, facing down, and exited the room gracefully.
"Are you taken with her?" Douglas asked grinning at him, Caspian knew what he was implying, that he wanted to just sleep with her.
Caspian used to think he was in love but later on, he realized the women he frequented, it was just for lust.
"I suppose."
"She will be in your bed sooner than you think," Douglas responded.
Caspian grinned, "I hope so,"
"With your looks, any girl would jump into bed with you at any chance they get."
"We shall wait and see Douglas."
"I give it two weeks at tops before she is warming up your bedsheets."
Caspian laughed, "We will see."
Aurora closed the door behind her and she sighed in relief, she went to the kitchen. She hoped she had not made a fool out of herself or gotten into trouble.
Why would he ask for their name if he didn't intend on reporting her for something? She would just have to wait and see.
She remembered Caspian the one asking her questions, the man was very handsome and from an elite family.
He was truly blessed, she needed to keep him off her mind, there was no point in swooning over a man that she could not get.
When an hour passed she went back to his chambers to get the dirty dishes but this time they were not there and she was grateful.
Dinner time came, and today they were having beef stew.
"How was your second day of work Aurora?" Evelyn asked.
"It was tense."
"How so?" Ida asked.
"In the morning everything went smoothly but when it was time for tea I finally met the masters of the room, and I was asked a few questions."
"They must have been taken aback by your beauty," Barbara added dramatically, which was greeted by a few laughs and an eye roll from her.
"Were they handsome?" Agnes asked.
"Honestly yes."
They all started to squeal, "How handsome?" Ella asked enthusiastically,
"Apollo handsome."
"Lucky you Aurora, I serve an old duke and duchess," Lucy replied.
"You must take advantage and seduce him." Said Evelyn.
"Never, I don't want to have any complications with my work."
"Pity, I would have warmed up his sheets very fast," Ida replied.
They all laughed, and Aurora set for home after finishing the last few bites of her meal and saying her goodbyes to her friends.
She went outside and pushed her bicycle out the palace gates and got on, she set out to her place.
The next morning Aurora got to the servant's quarters, got her food, and sat down with her friends.
"How excited are you to meet Apollo?" Ida asked.
"Not very, one mistake, and my head is on a plate."
"True, hopefully, he is not the cruel kind," Agnes replied.
"Much worse if he forces you to serve him in bed." Barbara chimed in.
Aurora's eyes widened she hadn't thought that far, when push comes to shove she would be forced to sleep with him if he wanted her to.
Then he would probably discard her just like trash, they belonged to the palace after all and no is not in their vocabulary, this sent shivers throughout her body.
"You look petrified Aurora but you are better you don't have someone who is old or with bucked teeth," Lucy replied.
"Some do sleep with their maids to get out whatever beastly desires they have and don't want to take it out on their wives," Ella added.
This was not making her case any easier,
"The sad thing is maids are not in their social ranking range to even be made concubines, they are just used and discarded." This time it was Agnes.
Aurora felt her appetite dissipating but she doubted that Caspian or his friend would need to force women in bed as they could get anyone, just not her.
When breakfast was done Aurora made her way to the chambers and when she got there she got in and started with her work.
After an hour she was almost done,
"I thought you might be still here."
Aurora jumped at the sound of the voice that was coming from the doorway, it was Caspian and why was he back from tea early or had she taken long to clean?
She looked at the hourglass and saw that she still had some time left to clean. Caspian followed her gaze to the hourglass.
"I came back early so I could catch you Aurora." He dragged out her name.
"Is there something you need My Lord?"
"Not specifically, I just wanted to chat with you."
Aurora's heartbeat escalated, was this the moment that she would be forced to be in bed with him,
"Yes My Lord."
She tried not to shake and talk in a calm and unaffected voice but she failed miserably at that, she saw him take a step closer and she took one back instinctively, oh no she should not have done that. Was she stupid? Would he end her life there and there?
With her reaction, he stopped moving towards her, "Don't worry I won't do any harm to you, I have never forced a girl to get into bed with me."
Aurora's cheeks got some color into them,
Caspian studied her, he was intrigued, she had this innocence about her, she was clearly flustered about male attention.
She was blushing over a few words which were rare with the women that he had. Her beauty was even more to him.
He could see that she was petrified of him getting too close to her, and she wanted to create some space from him.
This was the first time a woman has ever done this, his looks always certified the deal yet this girl wanted to avoid him at all costs.
She was not charmed by him but more nervous around him, he saw her picking up the basket with clothes in them and he knew she was running away from him once again.
He knew from their first encounter that she had run away from him and pretended to not hear him, he had gone after her that day but when he turned the corner she was nowhere in sight which means she had dashed quickly so he would not be able to catch up with her.
He looked at her face, what game was she playing?
"If you will excuse me, My Lord."
He nodded, and made way for her to pass by which she did tensely, she was out the door and he would have to wait a while when she came to serve him tea.
Aurora went to the laundry room and she was relieved she had managed to dodge a bullet, she thought should be frequenting his bed but when he said he does not force women, she felt the relief course through her body and so profound at that.When she had dropped off the clothes, Aurora was glad that today she had no dishes in the kitchen which meant she could get out of cleaning in there.She had never taken a stroll in the palace and now was her chance to do so, she walked through the pathway, which on either side had long tall trees.The breeze was amazing and she inhaled it, and for once she felt free, stress-free from the daily burdens that she needed to carry.She was a bit sad that this position was not hers forever, not that she wanted Constance to stay ill forever.Maybe one day she would have enough money to build herself a small little cottage where she could live and have no one to bother her.Currently, she could not save much as she had to buy candles, and sometimes the fo
Caspian lay awake in his chambers as he remembered Aurora's eyes, from the encounter that they had.Her surprised at him being so close to her and blushing when he had touched her face fascinated him more and drew her more to him.He didn't know what he wanted from her as her eyes had made his mind go blank and he had gotten lost in them.He had been with beauties before but the way she was so reserved made him want to crush her resilience all the more.He would have his way with her, it was a matter of time before she succumbed to his charm, she was already flustered with a bit of attention from him.The previous maid was more than happy to be in his bed the minute he had set his eyes on her. She frequented his bed when he was willing to entertain her.Yet Aurora had not made a move or given him fake doe eyes or tried to start a conversation, or seduce him at that.This was the first time a girl had not come willingly to him, he could chase her a bit not that he needed to do much.A
Aurora made her way inside, she did her normal balancing and went up to the table and placed the tray there."Your tea My Lord."Her head was bowed as per usual and she started to turn away,"I didn't dismiss you Aurora."She stood very still at his words and hoped she had not offended him in any way with her actions, she stood there anxiously waiting for his next words or command."Is there something wrong with being in my presence?""I apologize, My Lord, I did not mean to insult you.""Talk freely Aurora and set aside rankings.""I could never do such My Lord.""It's an order."Aurora nodded, she was afraid that one wrong word and this would all end badly for her."Lift up your head."Aurora did so immediately, she didn't want to disobey him as she could decipher what he was thinking."Why do you look so worried Aurora?""I am not My......I mean I am not."It felt strange to not address him the way they were taught,"Look at me."Aurora forced her gaze on him, he was really good-lo
Caspian sat in front of his tea, Aurora was definitely something new to him. He wanted to break all her barriers.She fascinated him and he was thinking about her a lot even though he was frequenting other women who were willing to bare it all for him and that was a lot of girls willing to do so.This was a new challenge to him but Douglas was often a very accurate teller, he had said two weeks and he always set a challenge to himself to break the record and he had excelled in it.Most girls would act coy and then during the night, they would come to his room on their own after hours.He thought he had cracked Aurora and as he sat in his bed chambers, she had not come back and that surprised him, he thought she had run away the first time as she was too embarrassed to approach him but even when he did approach her, she had her guard up.He had thought she must have had a suitor or someone who is interested in her and they shared mutual feelings but those suspicions were on the low for
Weeks go by and Aurora is getting used to her morning routines but they had changed a bit, Caspian was never there when she was in his chambers.She had not seen him for a while and was happy that he wasn't accosting her anymore, he probably saw it was a lost cause to try and pursue her.There was no news from Constance, and the last time she had heard about her was from rumors speculating that she was not getting better by the day.All the maids were extra cautious as they did not want to catch it.They were called by Madam Beatrice and they all stood there,"I called you all here as this weekend we will be hosting a banquet, as you know uniforms are going to be provided for you all. Let me revise the rules..............."After two hours they were finally done and dismissed, all the maids were chatting amongst themselves and there was so much excitement in the air.She was also excited, it meant they would be eating well as there would be lots of food, and there would be extra pay,
Caspian had to prepare for the upcoming banquet for Princess Nadia, she was a known beauty so that would not be a problem on his part. He had to take lessons daily on how to host her and his parents wanted him to make an impression on her. They would not be attending the banquet this time. Weeks went by as he attended his daily classes and how to host a banquet for the first time, he had to show that he had authority and leadership. His father often said he should have enough authority that everyone wanted to impress him. The day of the banquet came and he spent the whole day in baths and being scrubbed. He put on his attire and his hair was brushed, when he walked out he could see that all the women were fawning over him and the man in awe."If I were also a woman I would be falling at your feet." Douglas joked and Caspian pushed his best friend. He waited as Princess Nadia was bought in as they needed to go in together to the banquet, Caspian saw her maids and she emerged in betw
Aurora finally made it back to her place and could not forget about the whole incident that had happened.She got into bed and her feet ached from all the hours of attending to Caspian and Nadia, the music she had heard and the food she got to taste was all worth it.Even though she had only tasted a fraction of it, she wanted to recall all of it but she was way too tired.Aurora was glad that she could sleep in as she was told to come in the afternoon in time for tea. Prince Caspian was sleeping in so she would clean then.When she got to the palace the next morning during lunch, the servant's quarters were booming with chatters about what had happened last.She went and got her meal, as she passed by the tables she could hear that she was now the center of attention.Before she could sit down her friends were already bombarding her with so many questions,"So you serve the Prince?" said Agnes."Apollo was a prince after all." Said Evelyn."I only found out last night at the same tim
"I could never measure up to Princess Nadia My Lord."Caspian did not know why he was annoyed by her response, "I am not speaking of Nadia currently but about you and I Aurora."Her face was getting some color, but she did not respond. Caspian stood up from his bed and he saw that she had stiffened.He came up to her and he tilted her head, she was stunning, but something about her eyes drew him in. What were they hiding?"I don't know what I am looking for," Caspian said more to himself."If you need me to look for anything, I will gladly do so My Lord."Caspian chuckled in response to her answer this girl was really naïve and innocent, she never looked for other meanings in his words."You are way too innocent for your own good Aurora, it makes me even want you more."Aurora's face was full-blown red at this moment, he could feel the rise in temperature in her from just touching her chin."The color in your face is remarkable, sweet. Blushing over a couple of words.""Forgive me, My L