Stuck together - Book One of Meehric's Tales

Chapter 10: Her Ceremony

Day 29,200

Lilea opens her curtains. Today, she's eighty years old. She looks around her. Her room is a huge mess and her nanny is going to kill her if she sees it. Lilea closes her eyes and concentrates.

"Engar."

She opens her eyes and discovers a clean and ordered room in front of her. She jumps out of happiness, letting out a delighted scream. That is the moment Armita decides to enter in the room.

"Good morning Princess."

Lilea goes towards her and hugs her, still in the euphoria of having accomplished a spell.

"Are you this happy to become a grown Elhurian, Lilea?"

"Yes! Armita! This is going to change my life!"

Armita looks at her suspiciously.

"Did you cast a spell to put your room in order?"

Lilea's smile fades. "No...?"

"Because you know you are not allowed to use magic before the Ceremony. You do remember that, don't you?"

Lilea forces a smile. "Yes."

Armita laughs. "Your Mother was so much like you at your age."

Lilea breathes easily again.

"But let's keep this spell the only one before the Ceremony."

Lilea nods and turns to the chest between the windows.

"Which white dress should I wear?" She asks as she starts looking through her clothes.

"Your Birth dress."

"I grew a little out of it, don't you think?" Laughs Lilea, still going through her chest. Armita clears her throat and Lilea finally turns towards her.

Next to the nanny floats a white dress with details in gold. The top is simple, with two thick shoulder straps and fine gold embroidery. The skirt is made of multiple pieces shaped like flower petals. Their edges are embroidered like the shoulders straps. The skirt floats in the air and between the pieces, Lilea sees white embroidered shorts.

"We replaced the baby bodysuit with some shorts." explains Armita softly.

Lilea gets closer and strokes the fabric.

"You recreated my birth outfit?"

"No. We transformed it."

"What do you mean?"

Armita is going to answer but is cut off by the door opening on Queen Verde. She is wearing a white dress with golden details as well. The top's V-shaped cut plunges between her breasts and down to the middle of her back. The entire piece is fluid and moves elegantly with her every step. Her pastel green hair is all up in a crown, no loose strands coming out. Her pointed ears are ornate with golden jewelry. Thin golden earrings fall to her cleavage, forming a necklace. She smiles when she sees Lilea holding a piece of the Ceremony dress.

"Do you like it?" She asks softly as she walks in the room.

"I adore it." Whispers the Princess.

"It was a hard process but this is your Birth dress transformed."

"I don't understand."

"Let's say I learned a lot of new creative spells to be able to grow out the dress to an adult size." smirks her Mother.

Lilea goes to hug her but stops mid step. Armita lets an amusing laugh out.

"You can still hug your Mother, silly."