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With the deal hanging over me when I wake, I get up before he does and hurry to get dressed. Last time he got up and left before I even woke up so it feels a little strange to be getting dressed and ready in the room as he is asleep but I currently have no choice unless I want to walk out to the stables undressed just to grab different clothes.I rush out the door and down the stairs just as he begins to move around. The noise of the blanket rustling chases me from the room. I might have told him that I would give him a chance but that does not mean that I want to be with him the entire time. I will gladly take some time to myself to think before I have to deal with him some more.Cook is already in the kitchen preparing some oatmeal for all of us workers. When I enter the kitchen she shakes her head sadly at me before motioning to a bowl of oatmeal that is loaded up with fruits. That cannot be for me though. I eat the same thing as everyone else so it must be for the Prince."The Pri
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"I guess that I will start since you must have already guessed some of my childhood. Of course, I grew up spoiled, with tutors and a younger sister to keep me company. My mother died when I was young which left my father to have others raise us. To be fair, they mostly did whatever we asked so that we would behave for our father." He starts off.Of course, he really did grow up like a spoiled Prince. He was right that I had guess much of that. It is not like he could ever deny that he was a spoiled child. Everything about him screams pampered and spoiled. I am not sure if he could actually tell me anything that might surprise me."My mother died too. At least, I think she died. I do not actually know either of my parents." I tell him.As soon as I say this he reacts as I expected. There is a brief look of shock on his face followed by pity. I swear that I hate when that look is directed at me. I had come to terms with the facts years ago. I did not exactly have a choice in it. It was
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After what feels like hours, I shake my head and bring my focus back to the Prince. He is staring at me funny as my brain spins over everything that he told me. I have to hurry and pull myself together if I am going to pull this one off."I am not sure about most fathers but that is not normal for them right? I mean, I have heard fairy tales about parents that want what is best for their children and do everything to help them succeed." I say.There is no way that I can hide my shock from what he told me but maybe I have a chance to redirect it. I can play the poor orphan card if it will help me get out of this one. Maybe, he will believe me and we can move on."From what I understand most fathers support their children. Royalty and nobility have always been different but normally they are still somewhat supportive. I forgot how odd that must sound to you to hear that about my father. My family is by no means normal so do not judge anyone off of our example." He informs me. Maybe I d
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"What do you mean, you are a member of the Guild?" He asks threateningly.Maybe I made a mistake telling him this but it is a gamble that is too late to take back. The only thing that I can do now is to keep moving forward and hope that things work out. Hopefully, I can spin this so that it helps me in the future."Maybe you do not know as much about the Guild as you thought. If you did then I am sure that you would have known that I was a member by now. It was the only way that I could survive." I tell him."Why are you here now then? Are you planning a job here?" He asks quietly."No, I am actually avoiding the Guild right now. They threw me to the wolves just hoping that I would fail." I say spitefully."Why would they want you to fail? I thought that the Guild was like a family. Always trying to help each other." He says."For the most part, yes. Problem is the Guild Master does not like me. Since he does not like me nobody else in the Guild does. If it were not for Hunt I would h
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The Prince promptly brings me to the type of store that I would have only snuck into if I were pulling a job. The fabrics themselves are more expensive than any I had ever hoped to be able to lay my hands on. Not even the marks that I pickpocket wear clothing that is this expensive. If I were to try to steal from anybody wearing clothing like this and I got caught it would be a fast trip to jail."Why do you look so nervous?" He asks me as we walk into the store."It's just, these clothes are way nicer than anything I have ever worn before." I tell him."So, they are just clothes. It is not like it changes who you are." He says naively.To him they might not change much but to others how they are dressed makes a huge difference. Clothing tells a person's place in this world. To be dressed in clothes such as these would mean that I am royalty. That is something that I most certainly am not."To you, maybe not. But to others, it will change a great deal. If I were to go back to the Guil
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As soon as the dress settles on me I know that this is the one that I want. This is the one that I am going to feel the most comfortable in. It is amazing. There are so many pockets that it is going to take a while for me to even find all of them. The fact that it is a little low cut only draws away from the fact that I am concealing so many things underneath my dress. It stops right at the ground when I wear slippers so that I also do not have to worry about trying to wear noisy boots to make me taller."I cannot believe that this fits you. I have been hoping to find somebody that could buy this dress for months now. It looks like it was made for you." The seamstress gushes from behind me.Even though I was hesitant to come into this shop, I have to admit that she is right. This really does fit me amazingly. When I step over to look in the mirror I can hardly recognize myself. It is not an orphan that is looking back at me but it is somebody that deserves respect. I cannot imagine ow
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"I am sorry that it took me so long to get back. I was trying to give you your space while you shopped for dresses. As soon as I heard the whispers that the Guild Master was in town I rushed back over here." He says to me."Why would you do that? I have been dealing with him for years." I say."I watched outside for a bit but it did not seem as if he had any plans to just allow you to walk out of here." He tells me.As much as I appreciate his help I can only hope that this does not come back to bite me. Sure, I was struggling but I always find a way to talk my way out of things. This time, I was a little caught off guard and struggling but I definitely could have found a different way out of that. One that would still allow me to go back to the Guild in the future."I would have figured something out." I say indignantly.In truth, I am not completely sure that I would have talked my way out of it but I am still hopeful. I have always managed to talk my way out in the past. This time,
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The next store that he leads me to is still not quite the quality of cloth that I am looking for. As I do not want to hurt his feelings after already insisting that we go to another store, I decide to keep this one to myself. To be completely fair, it is not like I normally buy clothes anyways. Actually, I had never been in a clothing store as a customer before so this is all kind of a novel experience.To his credit though, this store does have more wool in it than the last one. Even though the winters are really cold and the wool is nice on those days, the summers are extremely hot and that is what we are witnessing right now. The wool is going to have me feeling like I am dying. Maybe I should have just gotten a few more at the first store?"Do you want me to leave you here again?" He asks me after telling the seamstress what all I still need."Just for a short period. This should not take as long as the first store. Besides, I will not k now if he is watching me or plans to come b
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