Fantasy

The Red Queen (Hearts Are Red Like Roses VII)

♡ Iracebeth's POV ♡

"Your majesty?" 

"Hm?" I hummed in question, not bothering to look up from my paper work

"Why are those roses that side white while the other side are red?" her question caught my attention, I turned to her and saw that she peeking through the side

"Well, the servant that was suppose to paint those kept messing up, so I cut their head off"

"Ah...I see...Wait, I'm sorry, you paint the roses red?" she asked and emphasising the word 'paint'

"Yes, it is quite rare to find red roses around here and the most common roses are white, so I have no choice, but to paint it" she stayed silent for a moment, then continued with the topic

"Would it be alright if I could paint it, your majesty?" 

"You'd want to paint the roses?" 

"Why not? They're the only thing that is out of the ordinary, it's rather like sore thumb if you ask me" she then cracked a smile, from all my servants, she's the only one to smile like that, it's almost authentic and real

"Go ahead, ask Everlee for the paints, she'll give you some" 

"Yes, your majesty" she then runs off to find wherever Everlee is 

Moments later, I spotted her outside with a bucket of red paint and paint brush on her other hand, followed by Everlee. This girl, Amelia Westheart, who's been my personal maid for around a month now, I seem to have noticed something about her that none of my servants have, I don't know what it is, but she genuine seems like she's having...fun

Of course, I would thing that is impossible as she've seen nothing but my cruelty and evilness by having people beheaded almost everyday and shouting, but she...there is something mysterious about this girl 

She's like Stayne, she appears to be trust worthy and loyal, I would presume, but unlike him, she doesn't enjoy seeing people get beheaded unlike Stayne and I 

I observed her from afar, she held one of the roses and began painting carefully, glancing over at Everlee time to time for consent and she nods, Amelia smiles happily, the woman she's with must've told her that she's off cause she turned around and left and Amelia continued with painting 

Once she was done with one rose she moves on to the next one, then the next, then the next, it's surprising how she isn't bored yet, when I felt like I've stared long enough, I went back to work. What felt like only a few minutes, I heard a knock and one of my maids came in "Your majesty, it is tea time"

"It's already tea time?" 

"Yes, your majesty, would you like to have it here?" I look over at the papers I have done and shockingly enough I've only finished a few

Before I got to answer the sight of Amelia stretching her arms caught my eye and she's finished two bushes "Actually, no, I'd like to have it in the gazebo"

"Of course, your majesty" with that said, she left, I went back to working for a little bit till the same maid came back and told me that everything was prepared, I rose up from my chair and began making my way to the gazebo

But before I went to the gazebo I stopped by at where Amelia was "That's enough for now, Amelia" 

"Oh, alright, um...Why are you out here, your majesty?"

"Why? Am I not allowed to be outside?" I asked firmly, I wasn't being rude, I just wanted to see what she'll say 

"I-no, I mean...I've just noticed that you spend most of your time in doors, so...it's kind of surprising and good that you've decided to come out of the castle" she admitted and smiled softly