The Chronicle of Aurelia Aurelius

Chapter 29 First Day at Palace I

Day passed, to another day...

761 NE-07-13

Adel woke me up...I got up from the bed...like usual, she led me to the vanity table to do my morning routine. While in the morning routine, Adel gave me the information that in front of the door, the one who got ordered to watch me had come; right now he was in the living room, waiting for me....He already came when I just got up from bed... The usual morning routine had been done. I stood up and looked at the mirror...The more I looked at myself in the mirror, the more I could see my mother in the reflection...Maybe because all the dresses were my mother's old dresses...It was a one-piece, tight-fitting dress with sleeves and a V-Neck...The skirt itself was so tight to my body...It was so different from my old dress, where it had a voluminous skirt...

Adel asked, Perhaps you want to have breakfast first? Or meet this guard first?"

"I want my breakfast first..."

We left the room, and walked toward the dining room, ignoring the guard. In the dining room, Cassius and Valerie were standing. I walked to my seat, and after that, I asked all of them to take a seat like yesterday. We had breakfast together.

After I had breakfast, I walked to the living room to meet the guard. When I put my foot in the living room, he immediately got up from his seat...I asked him to take his seat back, and I also took a seat...After each of us sat down, he started to explain what I would do in the palace according to the Queen's order...According to his explanation, I would be assigned under the Arch-Treasury, and there would be 4 people. For the surveillance, he would stay side by side with me the entire time until dusk.

I asked, "Can I bring my own guards?"

"Your own guards?? Ah!! Those people who were with you...sure, you can bring them, but they will not stay beside you; instead, they will stay on the training ground." His intention changed to Adel, "And your maid beside you—the Queen takes an interest in her, and wants her to stay with your guards in the training ground..."

I was surprised, and said "WHAT!! She will stay beside me...why does the Queen want her on the training ground?"

"She didn't inform me of the reason for that; I am just a guard; I do what the Queen ordered without asking.

I looked at Adel, who was beside me, and said to him, "But, I still need her with me..."
"You don't need to worry about anything in the palace; surely there are still some servants that can help you.........I think that is everything, and now we can depart to the palace..."
He got up, left the room, and immediately went to the front door. I told Adel to explain everything to Cassius and Valerie; they would come to the palace with me...At once, she left the room, while I was waiting in the living room..A few minutes later, Adel brought them in front of me...

I asked them, "Do you already know why you are here?"
Valerie answered, "Your maid told us everything, we know it already.."

"Great, then...now let's depart there.."
I got up from my seat, and proceeded to leave the house, followed by the others. In front of the house, the carriage was already prepared, and the guard rode a horse...I immediately went inside the carriage; the others, like usual, went to the front of the carriage, and we departed from the house to the palace with the guard, who rode a horse beside the carriage.

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Arriving in front of the palace, the carriage was stopped. Adel opened the door, and I left the carriage. After I left the carriage, I saw the guard get off his horse and bring the horse's rope to another guard.