The Kingdom Heir

Chapter 11: L'accord

Image: Baroness Molly Hooper

A/N This image is from the TV show Merlin if you recognised her, she is Princess Mithian from Nemeth. I choose this image because she looks a little bit like Molly :) 

Prince Sherlock Holmes

After talking to John I realised he was good company, I enjoyed the conversation and surprisingly I did not have the compulsion to smack him... which I constantly have with Anderson. 

Anderson was my manservant by obligation not by choice and God! How I dread him! He was so thick and shallow that I am surprised that he has not tripped and died already. My father was the one who assigned Anderson to be my manservant and I think it had been a punishment from my father because something I did to displease my father. I must say that no one deserves such a punishment! I would not even desire for my enemies to have Anderson as a manservant.

After spending time with John I was more relaxed and felt more amenable for dinner tonight. I still did not look forward to it but I had to please my father so I had no trouble. I found myself down in the kitchens asking my favourite person in the personnel of the castle Mrs Hudson. She was a lovely woman who spent most of her time cooking and making the best scones you could possibly imagine, she was so sweet and she liked my company.

I remember when I was younger when Mycroft refused to play with me I would wander the whole castle looking for Mrs Hudson so she could make me laugh or I could help her mixing ingredients or something because I was lonely. Mr Hudson was the best and I cared deeply for her even though I never expressed that to her.

I arrived at the kitchens of the east side of the Castle and began looking for Mrs Hudson and I finally found her at the food storage picking some species while she hummed a ballad.

"Mrs Hudson?" I said and knocked on the wooden door

"Ohh Sherlock dear! Hello, how are you?" Mrs Hudson greeted me leaving the species and coming closer to hug me

"I have been fine but I could be better if my father would not force me to marry" I said flatly

"Oh! Dear but that is your royal responsibility you know that you must marry to forge alliances and protect your kingdom... but enough of that what do you need dear?" Mrs Hudson asked with a smile

"I am afraid I need your culinary help, you see my father is making me socialise with me supposed guests, so I had to invite the Baroness to have dinner with me" I explained the situation to Mrs Hudson and I showed her clear as water my suffering

"What do you need for me to prepare?" Mrs Hudson said with a knowing smile

I smiled back and explained to her the purpose of the dinner, the place, time and the occasion.

Mrs Hudson nodded and began to work right away happy to have something specific to prepare. I excused myself and left Mrs Hudson cooking for tonight.

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"Baroness" fulfillI greeted as I saw Baroness Hooper approaching the terrace.

The Baroness was wearing a long yellow-gold dress with sleeves, she wore a copper diadem over her head and wore some gold jewellery.

"Please Prince Sherlock, call me Molly" The Baroness requested and I was going fulfil hat request because I hated the titles 

"Then I request the same" I asked in return politely