A Rose and A Thron

Chapter 14

"Your grace. Your grace!" Alessandra hears, causing her to wake up from the comfort of Sampson's arm.

 She rubs her eyes trying to wake up a little more when Grayson starts to speak.

 "I'm sorry to disturb you in your sleep but it is getting late so you should probably return to your own room." Sampson wakes up upon feeling Alessandra's body no longer leaning up against his own. 

"Grayson?" he questions.

 Alessandra slowly gets up causing Sampson to frown.

 "It's late. Grayson came to escort me back to my room." she informs Sampson.

 Sampson sighs not wanting the blonde to leave him but he understood royal protocol.

 "Sleep well." he wishes her off. 

Alessandra and Grayson walk side by side down the hallway. 

"Are you happy to be back at court?" she questions Grayson since he grew up in Versailles. 

"Yes. What about you, how are you liking Versailles?" he asks the blonde. 

"It's a very beautiful country. I like it here a lot, actually." she tells him truthfully.

 "That's good to hear. Well it looks like we have made it back to your room. Sleep well, your grace." he smiles softly at her. 

"Eliza calls me by my first name so I suppose I should let you call me Alessandra as well." she informs the brunette smiling as she sees the look of confusion in his eyes.

 "But it's improper," he counters. 

"Maybe so but if you've learned anything about me so far then you know I tend to not stick to the rules." she beams before going into her room. 

Grayson stands outside her door smiling to himself. 

He had never met someone like Alessandra before.

The next day Alessandra is finishing her council meeting for the day where she gets informed on things that are happening in the kingdom and getting advice on how she should help respond as the soon to be queen of Versailles. 

She has been learning a lot honestly and everyone at court seems to be tolerable. 

"Alessandra." Eliza starts.

 Alessandra hmms showing that she was listening.

 "King Hudson, Queen Margo, and Prince Sampson would like to have a word with you in their throne room." she informs her.

 "Did something bad happen?" Alessandra questions confused about this impromptu meeting. 

"I don't know but I can wait for you in your room with some tea, if you'd like?" she suggests.

 "That won't be necessary. Please take the rest of the day off." Alessandra tells Eliza. 

"Are you sure?" Eliza questions.

 "Yes." Alessandra answers, giving her a reassuring smile. 

The Stuart family are discussing certain things concerning their kingdom when Alessandra walks into the room. 

They cease their conversation immediately causing Alessandra to grow suspicious about what they had been discussing. 

Sampson gives her an encouraging nod of his head while Hudson and Margo watch her every step as she gets closer to them. 

Once she is standing directly across from them Hudson speaks, "How are you today?"

 "I'm doing well actually." Alessandra states.