Daring Babe

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Dinner was loud but not as loud as I had thought it would have been, considering the large amount of people at the table. "Did you enjoy the food?" Nate whispered into my ear making me flinch in surprise.

He chuckled at my reaction and even went as far as to mimic it. I glared. "Yeah I did. It was really nice." I smiled softly before sighing.

As much as I enjoyed being able to act carefree, I was worried about how I was going to get home. I also pondered on the thought;
When am I going to be able to go back?

"You're really something." Nate chuckled crossing his arms. "I never thought you'd go as far as to kick me." I laughed nervously and nodded. "But I was surprised and even more convinced that you were Beatrice because you suddenly jumped towards the roof."

"I wondered why The Great Beatrice looked like she was struggling to pull herself up." He laughed making me roll my eyes. "I've never done as much exercise as that!" I snapped back making him laugh harder.

He sighed and ruffled his hair. "It's weird. You two look so alike thats it's insane." He looked at me before breaking into a smile. "Maybe you're related." He joked making me awkwardly smile. "Funny." I replied sarcastically before getting interrupted by Henry.

"It's been a long day. Let's get you to bed." I nodded and waved goodbye to Nate as well as the strangers at the table.
I followed Henry out the dining hall and had noticed that his facial features were tense. "Is everything alright?"

Henry glanced at me from over his shoulder and ended up turning my way. He stopped in front of me and was hesitate to say what was on his mind. I tilted my head and gestured for him to continue.

We waited in silence before Henry cleared his throat. "We have two neighboring countries that aren't on the best of terms with us," He started off, his emerald orbs looking to the ground hinting that he was uncomfortable. "They somehow found out the news about Beatrice returning..." I raised a brow crossing my arms.

"The two princes are on their way here to greet Beatrice." He pulled at his collar looking like he'd been stressing constantly over it. I made a face and ran a hand through my hair. "So you want me to pretend to be her?" He nodded vigorously.

I bit my bottom lip looking at the older male. "I know I look like her and all but there must be some difference?" I stated, not wanting to be responsible for anything in this world.
"Well you are shorter but that's fixable. Your aura is completely different but as long as I am always near you, it won't be a problem." I sighed once more.

Is this really a good idea?

I'm going to be meeting PRINCES that are in charge of two countries!

I felt dizzy again but luckily not as severely. "Alright fine but...you need to promise me that you'll help in finding a way on how I can get home." He grinned and nodded. "Of course."

Well...I gotta be as daring as I can right?

There's no time other than now that I'll ever get to be

We began walking before I stopped, my jaw dropping. "How come you know princes!" I yelled out in shock. He chuckled,
"I am the minister of this country after all."