The Plan

“Princess Anatonia???” A very soft voice asked. I really hope that is the two maids. I have been waiting here for about a half hour for them to come.

“Yes?? Are you the two maids I requested to see?” I ask. I hear a small shuffling then a “yes”. So I then said “come in!!” to them.

When I first saw both of the maids they looked no older than I was. The first maid that came in was the same height as I was, had raven black hair, icy blue eyes, glacier white skin; as if she hadn’t seen the sun in days, and rosey red lips to top off the whole image. The maid next to her was petite, with honey golden hair, chocolate amber eyes with a tint of green, fair skin, and full pink lips to finish. They both had a natural beauty the total opposite from what I had.

Their jaws dropped at the condition I was in. My knee length wavy chesnutt was in massive knots due to water and blankets, my sparkling emerald green eyes red and puffy from crying, and red marks all over my perfectly tanned skin.

“Are you ok??” asked the maid with raven black hair.

“Fine”I reply “If my plan is going to work I’m going to need to know your names.” Both maids look at me surprised. The girl with the honey golden hair seemed to recover first and said

“My name is Arabella but you can call me Bella. I am the maid in training. This is Raven, the maid who talked to you earlier.” Bella says while gesturing to the girl beside her who came in first.They both were much more prettier than I was. To be honest I was really jealous of them. Raven bursts out interrupting my thoughts

“Why did you need us for this plan of yours that’s probably not going to work?” she asks snidely. WOW!!!! I thought. This is a very snappy girl. Not surprised, I would be like that if I was the maid serving the princess. I would have thought she was crazy. She was standing there with her arms folded and a fiery passion in her icy blue eyes. Her posture was screaming of defiance to the royal family. I really didn’t want to be that stuck up Princess that everyone hated so I said to her just as definitely

“That was unnecessary. Do you know if I wasn’t as nice as I was you’d already be halfway down to the dungeon rotting away for the rest of your life. And I know my plan will work because nobody has tried it before.” The look on her face went from defiance to surprise then to thoughtful.

“So you won’t throw me into the dungeons even though I disrespected you??” Raven questions. I shook my head. There is no use of throwing someone in the dungeon when you need them and you want to be a good ruler of the upcoming kingdom.

“So what’s the plan??” Bella asked.

“The plan is that I am going to go to a different country or mainland to meet some different suitors. But the only problem is, I can’t go alone. I have to at least have an escort. Two escorts are even better though.” I replied. Both of them looked surprised. It is an honor to be asked by a Princess or the Royal Family to be their escort or to go somewhere with them. The escort would be a knight, not a butler much less a maid from the castle.

“You want us to be your escorts??” stutters Bella. I nod my head. Before Bella can say anything else Raven says

“It would be an honor to escort you, Princess Anatonia. What time will we be leaving??”

“Tonight. And please call me Tonia. No princess attached please. Go pack your bags and meet me back in my room at 10 o’clock sharp.” I say. They looked so excited. “Ok!!” They both say. “But remember; do not tell anyone what you are doing.” I commanded. They nodded their heads and scurried out.