Three Masked Maidens

Chapter 1 - Delivery Day (Part 1)

(Contains 18+ material, reader discretion advised)

Osaria

July, 1423

The sweet smell of rain invaded my nose, everything was peaceful. That was until my father, Julian pounded on my door like his life depended on it. My sweet serenity was interrupted by his booming voice "Mary! Wake up Child!" He yelled. "What is it father?!" I yelled back. He entered my room, fully dressed with an annoyed look on his face.

"Get dressed and put on your mask!" He said getting angry with me because I don't wear that stupid mask.
I grunted "father why are so persistent to hide our faces?" I asked putting on my daily mask, it was white with necklaces and beads that made it larger. "Not that one, wear the red one" he sad making me wear the mask that I must tie behind my head and covered even more of my face then my daily, it covered my face except my eyes and forehead. "Daughter you must wear these mask so you do not have the same fate as your mother" he said reminding me of her.

My mother died when my sisters and I were 3, she was raped and gained an illness that killed her. She used to sooth my fathers endless anger, now it will never stop. Speaking of my sisters, they strolled in with grins on their faces "did you tell her?" Asked Cedany, she had brown hair with her Amber eyes that glowed. "No not yet..." Began my father. "Get dressed" he said then leaving us to be. "Tell me what?" I asked.

I turned around and rummaged in my drawers for a nice dress. "We're going to the castle" said my sister Rose, her green eyes pierced me. "That's why he wanted me to wear the red one," I said turning around "and for you two to wear those" they wore exact ones as me except Cedany's was White and Rose's was Black. "Yes, we will be delivering the grain" said Cedany. Our voices sounded muffled but, still comprehensible.

I had gotten dressed in my brown dress and followed my sisters to the kitchen, I saw my brothers gathered, Hale was eating and Crow and Malice were loading the wagons filled with bags of grain. "Boys" said Cedany. "Cedany help me with this" said Malice. "Join me girls" said Hale to Rose and I. "Father told me to tell you that he headed up to the castle with the first wagon, Mary he wants you to talk to the king and verify the delivery" he said then shoving a piece of bread in his mouth.

My blonde brother Crow then grabbed a roll from the table, he could see the annoyance and worry in my expression. I had never verified the delivery, hell I've never been apart of a delivery. "You'll be fine" said Crow easing my worry to embarrass myself in front of royals. Not enough. "Says you" I laid back in my chair with my arms crossed. Rose pulled down her mask and grabbed a roll, I've never seen my sister take a bigger bite into anything, even when we managed to get a piece of a pie. "Well you're hungry" I said as crow looked at her with curious eyes and Hale didn't even notice. "I haven't eaten in two days" she said. "Why?" Asked crow behind me. "I don't know I just haven't eaten" she said finishing her roll. I was about to speak when Cedany came in grinning and said "time to go".

We rid in the wagons, I sat in the wagon with my legs crossed and sitting between two giant bags of grain. The wagon next to me held Rose and Cedany. The wagons were so close that I could talk to my sister with out yelling. "You two are coming with me to verify the delivery" I said. "You're verifying the delivery?" Asked Cedany. "Yes, father told Hale to tell her," said Rose "sure" she then said looking at me. "Weird" Cedany then said "what?" I asked squinting at her, the sun had came out and blinded me when I turned right to talk to my sisters. "Well usually Malice or Hale would verify the delivery" said Cedany squinting back. Then I started thinking and judging by Rose's wiggly eyebrows she had the same thought. Father never told Hale to tell me anything. Hale just didn't want to go, damn that boy. Or maybe father knew but, just wanted me to come along? Whatever I'll just do it, it's not like they will.

We finally reached the castle, it was giant and surrounded by mountains and forest. Stone walls and metal gates, it was absolutely beautiful. "Grain!" I heard a servant yell. We were entering the servant quarters. My sisters and I jumped off the wagon as the men started to unload the grain. Crow was the driver so he too got off and joined us. "Who are you? What with the masks?" Asked a rude servant woman. She was plump and a red head with brown eyes. "I'm too verify the grain delivery and my payment" I said to her with annoyance in my tone.

She gave me a false smile and lead me to the inside. The room was bland and just stone. She then lead me through hallways, they had windows and bridges that opened up to rooms with chandeliers and ballrooms, until we were upstairs and in the throne room, it was big and filled with nobles and commoners, and the royals.

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