The Fortress is so very odd! I know it might be treasonous to say so but Her Highness Sileena Sporthood is rather strange. I suppose I should start from where I left off...
The caravan pulled into a large courtyard obviously meant to receive arrivals. I stepped out and footmen came to assist me and unload the carts. They escorted me into a grand foyer that made me feel woefully under dressed in my plain blue dress. I was told to wait by a footman.
A few minutes later a pale-skinned woman with bright blue eyes and black hair walked in. She was wearing a multilayered purple dress. I bowed, as it was obvious that she was the Queen. "Welcome to my humble adobe, dear." She said. "Thank you for inviting me, Your Highness." I replied, using my best manners. "I'm sorry about your parents." She said, going quiet for a moment. "Well, forgive me for being rude! You may call me Sileena, darling. I hate all these fancy titles. And you are Miss. Alexandra Caeden. Your parents were good people." "I started. "You, you knew them?" I asked, incredulous. I was wondering (and still am) as to how the Queen of the kingdom of Fielder knew two simple common people like my parents. "Oh don't worry, dear. I will explain all that and more at dinner tonight. Right now I will give you some time to rest and freshen up in your chambers. Wallace!" The last bit was directed to a footman who escorted me away up a grand set of stairs.
Sileena's dress
My rooms are very large. There is a reception room, the bedroom, and a private bathroom with a huge bathing pool. There is a huge closet filled with gowns of every size and color. There are tapestries and paintings on the walls and the floor is covered in the softest carpet. I love it, although the dresses are not necessarily my style. Oh, here are the maids, ready to get me ready for dinner.
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The Deeplands
FantasyAlexandra, has been alone ever since her parents disappeared on her 12th birthday. Her quiet, lonely life is interrupted when Her Royal Highness Sileena Sporthood's soldiers come knocking on her body. She is taken to the Fortress where she discove...