From a street urchin to all-mother's lady in waiting, Synthia had seen it all.
But on spotting a certain shy raven-haired prince, she didn't know that he would be her undoing. Will she get a happy ending with her prince charming or will his greed fo...
The doors opened to reveal a huge grand room, the room seemingly endless, the wall had beautiful designs and paintings on them, all hand-painted and the pillars were studded with gold making the sunlight from the glass windows bounce off of them and brightening the room. The ceiling was painted with pictures showing the royal family and a huge crystal chandelier hung from it, the room was sprawled with riches and spoke of grandeur.
On the very end of the hall, Synthia saw a number of large golden steps leading towards a golden throne, the throne in itself looked magnificent, but the king sitting on it seemed scary and intimidating to the seven year old. the all-father was dressed in a silver armour with a red cape and had a silver eye-patch on an eye, he held the famous staff Gungnir made by the dwarf sons of Ivaldi, and had a gold arm ring, known as Draupnir on his other arm. On his broad shoulder plates, sat two ravens with feathers as black as night. As Synthia and Frigga drew near, the beady eyes of both the raven and its owner set themselves upon the girl, as if studying every inch of her.
(a/n: you can imagine the throne room form here I couldn't find any other video for it. sorry)
At some distance away from the golden steps, Frigga and Synthia stopped and the queen dipped in a graceful curtsy imitated by Synthia who only managed to look like a pigeon balancing on a thumb. Odin told them to rise, and asked, "what brings you to the throne room my dear? and who is this child with you?"
"why does he have such a booming voice." Synthia thought irritated.
"My love, I found this girl in the marketplace, her name is Synthia. I was hoping that we help her in finding her parents while she stays with us?" Frigga replied pleasantly. Odin's brows furrowed and his tone was that of disappointment, "Now my dear, you certainly can't expect me to attend to such a measly matter, I am the ruler of nine realms and having a roadside tramp live with us simply cannot be acceptable, she might be a bad influence on our son Thor. Though, I shall appoint a member of the court search out for her parents and till then she will live as she had all these years, that's all."
"Have care of how you speak about the child, husband, and as for her living conditions she is living with us and that's my final decision. I can't just leave a child out in the world with no guidance like that, it's just cruel. I beg you to see reason, my love." Frigga replied crossly.
All this while, Synthia was observing the fight with her heart thudding in her chest. she didn't want to go back to that nasty bath-house now that she has seen the luxuries of a relaxing bath. She didn't want to go back to being an orphan now that she has felt the comfort of a mother's touch. she didn't want to wear rags again now that she has felt how soft a cloth can be. Yes she didn't want to go for she wanted to live a better life where she didn't have to scavenge through dustbins for scraps, or go to bed with an empty stomach every night, no, she wanted to stay with Frigga, parents be damned.
"please don't let them take me away from you, please I will do anything for you, i don't want to go please help me" she pleaded to Frigga and the norns in her mind.
As if she had read her mind, Frigga said, "well! if you aren't going to let the poor girl stay then I appoint her as an apprentice for the position of my lady-in-waiting."
Odin thundered, "NO SHE SHALL NOT, I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS DECISION!"
"IT'S NOT YOUR PLACE TO DECIDE THIS, SO YOU WOULD DO WELL TO REMEMBER WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO HUSBAND, IT IS YOUR DUTY AS THE KING OF ASGARD TO LOOK AFTER OUR CITIZNES OF THE NINE REALMS AND PROVIDE THEM HELP IN NEED NOT SIMPLY TURN YOUR HEAD THE OTHER WAY!" Frigga exclaimed.
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The whole room was silent, not a sound could be heard.
"Very well, I support your decision ,my dearest beloved queen." Odin said with as much dignity as he could muster. Frigga smiled sarcastically and departed the throne room with Synthia following hot on her heels.
Synthia was rejoicing her fate on the inside, a hint of smile barely visible on her lips. They straight went to the queen's quarters, where Frigga smiled and said, "I do hope that you don't disappoint me and make me doubt my decision in the future, i have hopes for you my dear. Though being a lady-in-waiting is not an easy task and you will also have to catch up on your education, as you are so behind your peers. My present lady-in-waiting Sylvia shall help you understand your duties better, though I am afraid until you assume you position you'll have to sleep in the servant quarters, my dear."
Seeing the amount of trust Frigga has entrusted to her, lit a fire of determination in Synthia's eyes, she was set on becoming the best lady-in-waiting for Frigga and will show everyone that she's not just a 'dirty half-breed', but so much more. the passion for becoming a better version of herself took place in Synthia's heart.
And she will reach her goal without any distractions. But little did she know...
That there will come a certain someone who will turn her life all topsy-turvy and leave her a hundred of intriguing questions in her mind that she simply must get the answer to?
She was ready to build herself a new path with mama Frigga by her side.
author's note: aaaaaaaaand another chapter done! hope you enjoyed it do share your thoughts regarding the plot, I would love to hear them.
and I hope to see your beautiful sparkling eyes in the next chapter,
stay safe and healthy, don't change yourself for anyone you're great just the way you are
