Nadine

24. Escort

After a couple hours of getting ready me and 12 servants and Mary all seem to be ok with the look.

"Enter."

Dipak walks right up to me. "You are so beautiful." He touches my cheek.

"No none of that. You will mess up the makeup. Take that chair and sit by the door."

I laugh a little bit. "I guess you are being put into time out already sir."

He laughs at that.

"You look good." He's in his formal uniform. Looks a little nervous though. I just watch him.

"Thank you princess. So do you."

"Couple changes you two. Dipak you will not be returning her here. You will go straight to the dining room. So princess, when you hear the clear, do not try taking everything off." We both laugh. "Also I don't know who will be in the dining room when you get there. Dipak you must order the guards out. Then I will give the clear. Then you remove the shroud. Do you understand all that?"

"Yes."

"You will also have to seat her there. Tre will not be back by then."

"Ok.'

"Her time is 5:30 to 6:00 so we need to leave in 10 minutes. Servants do I have the clear on everything?"

"Clear on shoes. Clear on jewelry. Clear on makeup. Crown clear. Dress clear." I just close my eyes and try to take a few breaths. "Gloves clear with 1 alteration on them." I open my eyes and look at Dipak looking at me. I just smile and he smiles back at me. He gives that wink I love. The shroud gets put on me. I feel Mary with a few pins. "Shroud clear."

"We are a go."

Dipak slides to my side and takes my arm. He pulls me in close and whispers in my ear. "I love you baby."

I smile. "I love you too."

He starts to lead me. I feel the turn in the hallway then we walk for so long, I don't even know where we are.

"We're almost there baby. Just another hallway. They put it all the way out in the middle of nowhere."

I relax my muscles. "You're doing good sweetheart. I'm sad I didn't get to knock any guards out on the way though."

I start to laugh. "Well the night is still young dear."

I hear him chuckle.

"Stop."

I feel Mary messing with me. Then she stops for a second and comes back to my dress. "What were you doing Mary?"

"Oh he had lint I got side tracked with."

I start laughing again.

"Go. Stop. Turn."

I hear the doors open. "Go. Stop."

"Introducing Princess Hypatia Nadine Sandu. Daughter of The Vampire King and Queen Sandu. Rightful Heir to the The Vampire Thrown."

I hear some applause and start to get nervous.

"Going to be a straight shot baby. Right to the front table. No obstacles. Easy walk. You got this."

"Go."

"Don't step on that drunk fish sweetheart."

The thought of a drunk fish makes me laugh a bit.

"Alright here's the chair." He holds me so close to him and he moves it around. I feel his hands move to my hips and start to pull back. "Sit down baby." I sit and hear him moving another chair. "I'm on your right. I'm right here." I feel him rub the back of my hand. I take his wrist and hold it in my lap.