Imperfect Queen

Mixed feelings

Agatha had considered the fact that her usual routine would change once she got married; but she had never thought that Arietta and Nerida would stop escorting her to places, at least with less frequency.

            Tedros had told her they would have their meals at the Great Hall, but Agatha didn't even know where that was. She had been at the castle for a month, but she still didn't know where to go without taking a wrong turn at least once. Agatha decided she would just follow Tedros without asking any questions, in the end, it was her best option. Well, her only option.

            The Great Hall was located in the first floor, it was located at the end of one of the corners. And even though the doors that led them to said room were big, they were really simple; plain wooden doors with golden handles. Tedros opened the door, Agatha went through it; she mumbled a barely audible 'thank you'.

            The Great Hall had to be one of the smallest places Agatha had seen in the castle, and it was still big. The floors were carpeted, a nice black and white pattern to it. The walls had red and gold tapestry, the high ceilings seemed to be made of wood, and they held an intricate work to them. And finally, there were two long, rectangular tables; they were made of mahogany, and some glasses laid on top of them. Agatha examined the room, looking through the ceilings and the walls. Over the last month, she had gotten used to having breakfast in her room, with Arietta usually chattering over some random issue, while Nerida did her hair, or some other chore.

            Agatha decided to take a seat at the end of the table, Tedros sat at the opposite end. An awkward silence filled the room.

She had never been one to start a conversation, mainly because she was usually alone. At situations like this, it was really uncomfortable.

"Do we eat alone or does someone else joins us?' Agatha asked, breaking the awkward silence. Tedros looked in her direction.

"I'm not really sure," he began, "I usually ate with my father, but I'm not really sure if he'll come." Tedros then gave a shrug.

Agatha didn't know what was worse; just the two of them in an awkward silence, or having Arthur talking about what they need to do as a married couple.

'At least without him there's no talking about royal matters.' Agatha thought darkly.

Shortly afterwards, a few servants came with their breakfast. They had trays full with anything you could possibly imagine; bread, fruit, ham and many other things.

Agatha hadn't very been hungry, until she saw all that food. This was one of the perks of being considered royalty; getting the finest food there was in the kingdom. This and their pillows, in Agatha's opinion, were the best things the castle had.

They ate in silence, maybe an occasional comment, but other than that, there wasn't much conversation.  Agatha expected it to be this uncomfortable, so there wasn't a surprise a there.

The kitchen's servants came again and picked up their plates, they all seemed to move quickly and nimbly. All of them seemed to be in a hurry. Agatha also noticed there were two girls and one boy; the three looked young, like all the servants Agatha had seemed so far.

Shortly after that, Agatha and Tedros got up and left the Great Hall. According to Nerida, Agatha had about four or three hours to spare. They came to a halt after they exited the Great Hall's doors.

"So, what are you going to do?" Tedros asked Agatha, she shrugged.

"I don't know, I'll probably get lost and then find something interesting to do. What are you doing?" She replied, she didn't think Tedros took any lessons anymore, most people were done with education at about 15 or so.