Dangers of the Sea || Byler Story ||

14 - Royalty Need to Be Dressed

Third Person POV:

"Where are you going?" Steve asks Will as he leaves his room.

Will rolls his eyes. "There's a royalty meeting, remember?" He says. "I have to get prepped ahead of time for it. Don't worry."

Steve walks behind Will as he goes through the twists and turns of the castle, a place he memorized when he was very young. A long line of his family lived in this castle, with portraits of older kings and queens in some corridors.

"You're Majesty," The two guards in front of a door greet. Will nods before entering.

Inside, was the private salon for the royal children. There were two sides to it, one for Will and the other for Jane. His sister was already here, getting ready as well. Her hair was in curlers and she had a face mask on, not to mention a maid was doing her cuticles.

"Brother!" Jane greets happily. "How have you been~!"

Will smiles. "I've been good," He says, as his maids start setting up his area. "Already ahead of the schedule, yes?"

Jane nods. "Yes, Mother and Father are greeting Jonathan back to the kingdom, so we both must hold ourselves high," She says. "My ladies-in-waiting have been explaining some sorts to me. Did you hear that Jonathan isn't bringing his lover?" She sighs in disappointment. "Just a regular court member from across the seas."

The prince nods as he walks over and sits down in the chair his maids set up for him. The maids immediately get to work, combing out his hair and washing his hands and feet.

"You're Majesties," One of Jane's maids says quietly. "Have you heard of the news?"

Jane hums. "What news?" She asks. "I hear much."

"There's going to be pirates in the royal meeting today," The maid says. "His Majesty, the king, is going to listen to a few requests."

"Pirates?" Will questions as a maid starts washing his hair and another places a face mask on Will's skin. "Why is Father doing so?"

Jane frowns. A maid starts doing her nails. "I never knew Father talked with pirates." She says. "It must be serious."

Will frowns. Pirates were notoriously known for their hunting of mermaids.

A few minutes of silence, the only sounds coming from the maids switching things out. Jane's face mask was removed, her nails were finished, and her hair was taken out of the curlers and styled beautifully. Now, was the long exhausting task.. of finding clothes.

The maids finished Will's hair, nails, and feet, and began working on his make up. His ideal make up look was beauty zero. Not intense colored eyeshadow and lipstick, but warm colors to fit his skin tone so he looked effortlessly flawless. Once they finished his lipstick, they also started helping him choose any outfit.

The easiest thing was his pants, brown leggings. Simple. Then came the hard steps.

First, was the corset. Will hated them with a passion.

He already was quite fit, but it was a 'necessary' beauty standard. He has a few, but his normal one is a dark brown color. His maids helped him slip it on, before he winced as one of them pulled the strings together, tightening it until they tied it to stay.

Then, came the regular shirt and vest. This was easier to wear, even when the corset restrained so much. These were also a dark brown, but the shirt was a few shades lighter and the vest was even lighter than that. The shirt had long sleeves, puffed up as his wrists with bands to keep them in place. The vest was quick to put on, slipped through his arms and buttoned on his front.

Third, his shoes. Shiny black boots that went a few inches above his ankles. Nothing to fancy. They did have the kingdom insignia on the sides outward.

Finally, his cloak. A dark, almost black, colored fabric that was secure over his shoulders before cascading down to his knees. They had a few designs on them in a white color, but other than that it was simple.

Of course, there were the finishing touches. A choker-like necklace around his neck made of pure gold, rings with more of the kingdom's insignia, earrings made of diamonds.

When the maids backed up, smiling as they admired their work, Will sighed in relief. The hard part was over.

"Brother, you look dashing as always!" Jane says, emerging from her closet.

She was wearing a rich purple silk dress, with no doubt a corset underneath, it had shoulder-less sleeves with puffs, and lavender colored gloves going up to her elbows. She also was wearing black heels, making her a few inches taller than usual.

Her makeup wasn't like Will's, soft and effortless, her lips were ruby red and her eyeshadow was a faded purple, with a dusting of blush.

"You as well, My Lady," Will teases.

Two maids came over to them, with decorated jewelry boxes in both of their hands. "You're Majesties," They said in unison.

Opening the box, Will gave a tight smile when he saw his crown. It was a thick, bulky thing, made of pure gold and studded with yellow diamonds, but Will had to wear it to every meeting. He gently took it out of the box with both hands and set it on top of his head. It almost instantly hurt from the heaviness, but Will was used to it.

Jane only had to wear a light tiara, made of silver and studded with purple garnet. It was light and delicate looking, just like most people's first impression of Jane.

"Now we really look like Prince and Princesses, don't we?" Jane says with a giggle.

Will nods. "Yes, but I'm still curious about the pirates.." He says, frowning as he looks at the floor.

"We shall not worry too much, Mother and Father will explain to us when the time arrives," Jane says. "Until then, we should become excited for Jonathan's arrival!"

"Yes, how long has it been?" Will questions.

Jane pauses. "I'm sure more than a month now," She says. "Ooh, I cannot wait!"

Steve and Jane's personal guard start escorting them to the throne room.

<^> To Be Continued

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I love describing fantasy outfits <3