Destined Hope

Chapter twenty one

"Where is my soup! Ugh, these wretched servants cannot get anything done right!" Says the queen in anger.

"Calm down ma. Remember soup needs patience to make." Says Hayley trying to relax her.

"Have you become a cook too?! No wonder all this is going wrong. Hayley, get yah head in the plans. You cannot rule a revolting kingdom, foolish lass." She hisses back at her.

"I was just trying to..."starts Hayley.

"Nothing of the sort. You are about to be queen. It is time yah start behaving like one lass." Says the queen.

One of the royal maids then rolls in the soup alongside the bread Hayley had requested for.

"Your soup majesties." She says as she bows waiting for them to take the food off the tray.

"Get out of my sight! And take yah soup with yah!" She tells her almost knocking over the bowl.

"Relax ma. If you won't drink it then I will," turning to the maid," you may take you leave. I will bring yah the tray."

The maid bows then scurries off . "And yah wonder why the kingdom is revolting." She says under her breath.

"What was that lass?" Asks the queen.

"Nothing ma. Was just commenting on the soup." She responds dipping the bread in the soup.

The queen then makes a face of disgust at her and walks out of the room.

***
All the children gather around interested at what she is doing.
"Wow! Did yah make all of these ma'am?" Asks one of the children.

"Well ofcourse. As gifts to give to me sweet dear children. Come on, all of you can choose one." Says Olivia.

She watches as they rush for the  hats and coats. She had been careful to hide her face from the guards because as far as the kingdom knew, she was burried  and long gone.

"Look at how they love you Olive." Says Edgar.

"No silly. They love their gifts." She says laughing as a boy tries to make an impression of the king.

And as she looks at the small boy, she remembers the last moments she had with her father before his demise.

***
They ride fast through the forest chasing each other on their horses and past the grasslands then they finally come to a stop just at the cliff of the royal mountains.

"Dear me lass. Where did yah learn how to ride like that?" Asks the king.

"Well, simple papa. I just outsmarted yah." Says Olivia grinning at him.

"Well, I bet yah had enough of all the sights. We better head back before yah ma figures I took yah out and bought a horse for yah." He responds.

"Papa, are yah scared of ma?" Asks Olivia innocently.

"Afraid? Of that old goat? No lass." He replies.

"Papa!" Says Olivia covering her mouth in shock," that old goat is the love of yah life and the mother of yah babies." She adds.

He laughs heartily and pinches her nose. "Right yah are lass. Unfortunately, she will be the end of me. I'm afraid she might scare me ro death with all her ranting." He says.

Olivia looks at him in disbelief. He then ruffles her hair and asks , "What name did yah give this fine young horse?"

"Hmm.. I think diablo is fitting, don't you papa?" She asks.

"Why sure lass. Anything yah decide. Horse is yours. Want me to show yah a secret place in case yah want to run away from your ma?" He asks winking at her.

"Ofcourse papa!" She beams as they climb their horses and ride back to the palace.

***
She wipes a tear as she says softly to herself ,'I will avenge you papa."

She then sees diablo tied to a stall. 'Impossible!' She gasps. After her father's death, she wanted to ride out into the woods and cry, her mother always told her that tears were for the weak. However, she could not find diablo anywhere and thought he had run away.

Just as she nears the horse to pat it, Bartley appears with Elsa in tow. She quickly hides in one of the stalls as she peeps at him helping her onto the horse. She notices Elsa has a sprained ankle and feels her heart break a little.

Bartley then climbs behind Elsa and they ride off  laughing, happy. She smiles at the sight and says to herself, 'Soon my loves. Soon.' And turns back to where Edgar is patiently waiting to take her back home.