The Lost Queen -Book 1- Alden

18. Breakfast Dessert

Knock, knock, knock. 

I roll over on the couch and check my phone. "Bloody hell it's 5:30." I sit up and pretend to be awake "Come in."

Jenny comes flying in. "I know you're still sleeping but I need you to do something. I don't know if you know, but I know that you should know, you get an advisory panel. Usually 5 or 6 people who you trust that advise you on stuff and can make emergency decisions. I need to be on that panel. I need to move the servants from the other castle and it's impossible to move them without being on the panel. And I need the servant area redone here but I can't do that either. Please sign me into the panel so I can get all this started." 

I take the paper she hands me. "What? And how much coffee have you had this morning?"

She ignores the last part of my question, "You get to appoint kings advisors. They are people you trust. People that will help you. Do research for you or whatever you need. Like me, Clark and Victor are doing. Right now we are on the bottom of totem pole. The top goes King and Queen and their kids, king and queens royal guard, royal guard, king and queens advisors, other royal family, other people who hold offices in the castle, Kings Police and so on. All the way down to the bottom, which are servants. I am barely above servant, I'm just a commoner. It would be very helpful if you would sign me as an advisor so I don't have to get everything I ask for signed for by you."

I can only make sense of half of what she is saying. I'm not awake and she's talking way to fast. I can only stare blankly at her.

"I'll stop waking you up at 5AM to sign papers if you sign this 1."

"That sounds perfect." I sign the paper. "How is everything going with the servant issue?"

"I'll tell you later. I'm trying to get it all sorted out by 2. See you at the meeting." She runs back out the door.

"Ok then." I look over at the queen. She is peaceful. "Who in their right mind is that awake at 5:30? Lets sleep a bit more." I cover back up on the couch and get comfortable.

Knock, knock, knock. 

I let out a big sigh and sit up again. "Come in."

This time it's Emberlynna, "Sorry to bother you so early. I have a few items for you to sign. 3 of the contractor teams are here and ready to start. We need a couple last minute approvals." She looks around, "And the place is much cleaner. I feel better about the queen being in here now."

I take the contracts and check over them. They are going to start redoing an entire wing, right now. "Yea, I was cleaning in here half the night. It's only going to take 6 days for this entire wing to be done?"

"I have 9 contractor teams, 7 plumbing teams, and some cable guys each working on different areas. And they better be done in 6 days, school will begin again in 7."

I sign the papers and hand them back to her, "Thank you. Enjoy the rest of your sleep." With that she leaves.

"I don't know if I should try to get more sleep or make coffee. What do you think my queen?" I smile at her, "Sleep it is."

At 9 I finally wake up for good, "Good morning. I'm going to go have a shower and some breakfast. I'll have the guard stand with you. I'll be back soon."

When I walk into the ballroom kitchen there is someone in there. She seems to be a servant, but not our servant and she looks like she's starving. She's skin and bone. Her hair seems like it's never been brushed, just repeatedly placed in pony tails. Her clothes are holey and slightly dirty and she is scared. "Good morning." I say trying to be as friendly and pleasant as possible.