Once Upon A Mystery

Ch.1

"Emma why so unhappy? you love the market place" charlotte my handmaiden and best friend asked with a hint of concern in her voice .She considerd me for a moment with her hazel brown eyes.The market was busier than usual there were people laughing and buying clothing or fabric .Charlotte loves the market we came here othen when I needed to feel free or like an ordinary person.

"oh nothing important just my lovable father choosing a suitor for my hand in marriage nothing more than an ordinary day"

"Oh my! Again?really? I thought he would go tired since the last three you already had "she giggled .

My father is the king of Velleity and i was the only heir to his throne,so he was desperate to match me up with some noble prince .The last three times he tried i managed to get rid of all the nobles ,marriage free .But i fear it won't be so simple as the last three times ."I'm forced to go through with this !"Feeling very frustrated all of a sudden throwing my hands up in the air " Let's not speak further on the matter right now".Hoping to drive the conversation elsewhere.

"The Lord marvin wasn't a bad suitor" charlotte finally said , staring me with those big brown eyes that had the power to drag the truth out of you. Charlotte was very small the size of a child with very long dark chocolate hair that matched her light tand skin .Where as for me tall and curvy in all the right places describe my figure ,my skin very pale ,my hair white as snow with light blue eyes ,some even said they looked grey .With a shake of my head knowing the conversation will not be droped i said " He was nothing more than a fool ,i could have waisted my time with the kings jester ."

Charlotte snorted in an unladylike matter and then held her hand to her mouth as to provent the sound that already escaped her round lips .

In return Emma burst out laughing at the tiny Charlotte .For a moment it felt good to laugh with charlotte she was easy to talk to .The laugher died down as her eyes left me and landed on something els then she gasped.

"oh no! what fine clothing did you see this time ?" Knowing Charlotte loved the finer things ,but could never afford them.

Charlotte was staring at one of the shops of fine line of clothing looking at a beautiful red dress that was standing outside the shop .The dress was made out of silk you could see it a mile away.I myself never really cared about silk dresses or fine laces it never really matterd to me.But i could see in this momant as Charlotte my dearest best friend stared at the dress making her way towards the shop her tiny hands gently stroking the fabric of the gown.

"Have you ever seen something so breathtaking before?"still testing the fabric with her fingers.

"Believe me i have "shrugging if my stepmother was here seeing me shrug i would be forced to clean the stockes but then she will reconsider because i'm a 'lady' then just give me boring study work to do ...But since shes not . i will srug away.

"You should buy it my Lady" still looking at the dress in awe ."You know i do not concern myself with dresses "but this was a lost cause for she was already hurying inside the shop to speak to the seamstress.

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"How long does it take to speak to someone" mumbling to myself since there is no other person to talk to and if I say it so myself I make intresting conversations ... So I'll just keep talking to myslef like some crazy person.

Not wanting to stand outside the shop any longer i made my way up the shops ,walking seems like a better option than standing around i kept walking ,I might regret all the walking in high heels tomorrow (if you never walked in high heels for about two hours you won't know what pain i'm going through right now so don't judge me!)

You know when you walk and your mind just starts to wonder off without you knowing? well thats what was happening to me right now.Thinking you only have less than two days before you are force to choose as suitor that you have to spend your hole life with is'nt something worth thinking really ,then still my mind went there .My father king Rowan thinks its time that little old me get stelled down with a helpless man .He says it's time I take my place as rightfull ruler when he passes that i won't be so alone to run a kingdom. As if marrying someone i don't love will make me feel less alone.My father's first marriage was for love but when the queen ,my Mother passed away 7 years ago he married again this time for power .My stepmother Martha was heir to the Tchotchke Kingdom they were rich in fiber. Where as our kingdom is well know for our Magic.Its true that most nobles are born with magic an ancient bloodline ,there are some not of the noble who has the power of magic. But non as rare as our family. My Father is held the most powerful magician.As for me magic did not come easily.

At least I had managed to get rid off my last few suitors ,what can I say I am an independent young women and I don't need no man thank you very much !But as the king and my dearest father he has the right to force me into this .I fear i won't get out of this one .

Feeling really frustrated someone actually bumped into me! You know whats the really annoying part is this 'person' didn't even appologised .OH NO! they just continued walking ,with my blood already boiling over, I dashed afther him .If he won't appologise willingly I will make him!

Though I was a little slow for he walked like the great hownds of the wild hunt was at his heels .

" Excuse me? Hey excuse me?"I shouted after him.

He turned but kept walking looking back confused ,well I think he looked confused he was wearing a cloak that covered his face . Finally he stoped in his tracks ,giving a silent thanks for my trobing feed. He tilted his head to the side and spoke his voice sounding hollow "Are you talking to me ?"

Taken aback I replied a little harsher than I ment to "Yes ! I am do you see any other gentleman walking through people bumping into ladies and not ask for their forgiveness?"

"well you could always go to the hookers corters, there are always people bumping around ,especially into ladies "

I gasped at him with my mouth a jar ,how dare he of all things under heaven say such a rude thing to a fine young lady ,I search for words but found non other than " E-excuse me?" curse myself why am I stumbling !

"By all means you are excused " gesturing with his right hand .

"No! I will not leave untill you appologised to me for..." choosing my next words with care "crashing into me.Do you know who I am ?"

He stared at me for a while with his left hand on his chin as if like examming me for who i might ,could be .As if he would not no ,do you see any royal ladies as myself around this part of town I think not!

" A annoying spoiled little girl "

Frankly he has not met Martha my stepmother of all things evil she does not spoil anyone but herself .How dare this man call me spoiled,annoying yes ,maybe but spoiled oh no he deserve a peace of my mind but just as i was about the tell this man just what i think Charlotte came out of nowhere "There you are ! i have been looking everywhere ..."her eyes landed on the tall dark figure infront of me "oh i appologise for the interpretation "

"I was just leaving " without another word he left and he still didn't appologise !

"what was that all about ?"

"Nothing worth our time "oh if i ever get my hands on that no good son of a -

"shall we go back to the castle? "She held up a bag in her tiny hand."the seamstress had your size shell we go fit it on and see how it looks" Feeling defeated i nodded my head .Making ouer way back to the carriage.

The ride home was quite , gazing out the window i couldn't help but wonder who was that man .