Living The Life Of a Grand Duchess

chapter 5: a whole new world of confusion

*Author POV*
It had been a gruesome one month and a few days, a few days because they had to make a stop at a port to stock up on a few supplies.
They soon arrived at their destination, port Catania of the altrean empire.

Katerina had faced a strenuous ordeal in order to keep from tanning and breaking out,she was relieved when she heard that they were finally docking at the Port of Catania.
She made haste to shower and do all her skin care,make up and hair routines.
She put her hair in an elegant up do that was not too snatched and she did her make up by applying her body lard on her face to sort of prime her skin a habit she learned from when she was still in her time she then went on to apply a light layer of powder to her face for a dewy look and some brown hair pomade for her eyebrows,she then used charcoal to achieve a subtle smokey eye look and used vermilion color rouge for her lips finally she applied the same brown hair pomade to her lashes.
she finally wore a black dress that had a low straight across neckline and chantilly lace bishop sleeves paired with a heavily beaded and embroidered stay bodice that would look striking against her pale skin .
She added a black fox pelt and pinned it with a brooch, she felt her hands were cold and bare so she wore some silver gloves to match her outfit.
She liked the outcome and decided it was time to bring out the A game and bejewel herself,it was times like this that she loved her(Wilhelmina's) mother and father,her mother left all that she owned to her she only found out about this when she was leaving for altrea and as for her father he wasn't to stingy with the dowry.
So she asked katya and Olga to give her account of everything her mother and father gave to her and all that she owned.
She is quite the rich gal isn't she?

she finally left the sea vessel to the relief of the entire crew that was itching to disband and explore with plans of regrouping and setting off later but it was now time to say good bye.
She bid them all farewell and set off on her way with all her luggage,.

It suddenly dawned on her that she didn't know where on altrea the Arch grand Duke of Draek,his highness lord Edward Alexander Gallagher lived.

*Katerina pov*

"Oh finally thank God we are here-oh.my.gosh!".

" What alarms you,your highness ?"
Olga asked in a very concerned manner of tone.

"Do you realize that we don't know where the Lord I'm going to marry lives and it seems to me that they probably forgot to send me a carriage."
She said not really impressed or surprised.

"Oh how distasteful their behavior is, not very demure, not very mindful at all."
Said Katya with a frown on her face.

" Let's not write the Lord off completely perhaps he may have forgotten about your arrival because it cannot possibly be that he purposefully left you unattended in his domain."
Olga said

" Alright,it is settled,we shall grant him the benefit of the doubt."
Katerina said with a sigh as she straightened her face and form.

" Your highness, Let us seek lodging,food and drink in a nearby tavern whilst I inquire about a carriage and the Lord's estate."
Said olga

" Alright,you may carry on with that,it's about time I caught some Z's that aren't sailing row boats."
Katya and Olga were dumbfounded by her speech pattern yet again.

"Katya, follow me to change my clothes please."

"Right away your highness."