The First Princess of Averlyon

Chapter 20- Meeting With King Aiden

A maid stood in front of the elegantly carved door, waiting for a reply to enter.

No reply was heard from the other side of the door, leaving the maid waiting for nearly an hour, with no choice but to enter the room without permission.

The maid bowed down, gazing at her feet.

"Excuse my insolent behaviour, Your Highness, however, the queen dowager asked for me to take you to breakfast since it will start in half an hour. I have been waiting for nearly—" The maid paused, noticing Princess Zahra was still asleep.

She sighed and walked toward the window to pull out the curtains.

The light hit Zahra's face, causing her to turn to the other side.

"Please wake up, Your Highness. Her Majesty will be angry at me if I don't bring you to the breakfast table soon. The king and queen will return to Averlyon today—" The maid stopped as she saw Zahra's eyes were wide open.

Upon hearing the maid saying the king would leave, Zahra jolted from her bed and rushed into the washroom.

After washing herself, Zahra walked out.
A few maids were assigned to her to get her dressed. However, Zahra didn't let them lay a finger on her. They only stood there, helping her with choosing her dresses and her hair ornaments.

"Your Highness, you could wear this dress. It has a simple design like you asked for and these hair ornaments—" The maid was interrupted by Zahra's sudden appearance. She was only covered with a simple towel that reached her knee and her wet hair had water dripping out of them.

"You will catch a cold!" She exclaimed while another maid rushed to pick up another towel and tried to dry her hair. However, Zahra quickly stepped back, glaring at them.

"I think I told yall to not fucking touch me." She replied coldly, turning to the mirror.

"I apologize," the maid quickly said, bowing down.

"It's okay, get out. I don't want anyone here when I'm changing." Zahra turned towards her maids pointing at the door.

"But Your Highness—"

"Out," Zahra cut the maid off while she was speaking.

The two maids sighed and bowed before exiting the room.

"I wish she was less rude," one whispered.
"I know, but that's how royalties are. Even if she was raised like a commoner, blood never lies," the other sighed.

Zahra dropped her towel on the floor, staring at the mirror blankly.

She quickly shook her head as some memories flashed through her mind.

"Don't." She whispered to herself, picking the dress the maid had posed in the front of her wardrobe.

After dressing up, Zahra opened the door and descended the stairs to the dining room.

Once arrived, her gaze fell on the stranger man sitting beside the king.

She curiously looked at him, walking closer to the table.

"Oh!" Zayn gasped, as he saw Zahra arriving in the dining room. He pointed his hand toward her and spoke, "Aiden, this is..." he halted. "My... first daughter. Princess Zahra," he finally spoke.

Zahra, confused, gave a faint smile to King Aiden as a greeting.

"You need to bow to him," Zayn sighed.

"Why should I? My teacher told me I shouldn't bow in front of anyone apart from the Queen, the king and the queen dowager." Zahra frowned.

"He is King Aiden, the king of Yurania, the land on which you are standing," Zahra sighed. "This girl..." he mumbled, embarrassed in front of his old friend because of his daughter's rude behaviour.