Chosen

Chapter 6

"I am so so sorry, let me help," I told the servants that hastily cleaned up the mess of glass all over the floor.

Several of the girls were giving me dirty looks like I purposefully did this to get attention.

Why would I want to look like a clumsy idiot?

"Please, do not worry my lady, it happens all the time, but please do not pick anything up, you might cut yourself," a nice older servant assured me.

"Are you alright, dear girl?" A silky voice asked behind me.

To my absolute horror, I turned and saw the Queen, Cedric, and Finneas standing there.

The Queen and Cedric looked truly concerned and I swear it looked like Finneas was trying not to laugh again behind his solemn expression.

"Right? Alright? Me? Yes- Queen- I mean, yes my Queen- Your Majesty," I ducked my head and curtsied.

Please kill me. Just kill me now.

The sound of suppressed laughter came from Finneas direction but I kept my head down.

"Oh, good," she said, sounding worried- like I might be a little crazy- but smiled all the same. "And your name is?"

"Rowan, Rowan Brunswick, Your Grace," I curtsied again.

My face was burning so hot I wouldn't be surprised if it was on fire.

"Rowan," she said sweetly and glanced over to Finneas who looked annoyed. "So you are Rowan. I've heard about you already, my dear. What pretty eyes you have. Well, Rowan, welcome to our home, please treat it as your own over the next Season and I look forward to getting to know you more in the future."

Queen Anita inclined her head slightly and walked back towards their table.

What. The. Hell. Just. Happened.

She's heard about me? She thinks my eyes are pretty?

Why did she look at Finneas like that?

Also why is he such a dick?

Also, if I jump out the window now would that be better than trying to go on after this?

I found the closest table and sat down, I didn't even look at the other people there. Picking at my food I chanced a look at the head table. I saw the Queen leaned over to Finneas with him looking very annoyed, he looked up at me and caught me staring.

Yup the window, the widow is the best option right now.

My plate and I became very well acquainted over the long breakfast as I didn't look anywhere else. It was pretty with little silver designs around the edges. The eating utensils were even beautiful, all heavy and silver and gold.

I swear this fork is worth a year's wages.

It kind of made me mad.

The rest of the morning we all stood around the large hall while the Queen and Cedric and Finneas walked around meeting and speaking with all the important people there. Anytime they started getting close to my area I moved to the other side of the room. It was easy to do as most of the others were doing the exact opposite trying to speak with the royal family.

"Excuse me, everyone," Cedric said, stepping into the middle of the room. "I would like to invite the following ladies to join me on the front lawn in an hour to play a game of crochet."

All the girls started to murmur excitedly.

"Amber, Brindy, Jacline, Kaylee, Renee, Cliara, Amyra, Annabelle, Evelyn, Sayde, and... Rowan."