Athy in Another Land

20 : Changes

So here we are again, our patience being tested by Spoon. I wonder what kind of torture would she introduce to us in the next update of the webtoon? Is it another make- Athanasia suffer again using a dying Claude card? Geez Spoon, please spare us a bit of your mercy.

Anyway, I'll try to make each chapter a bit longer now. So expect that my updates will be a bit late lolol.

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"Princess Athanasia, Miss Athy. " Lilian York's smile even from another world is as comforting as ever, like a hot cocoa with milk in the middle of a winter night. "Welcome back. How's the breakfast? "

"Lily, lily! " Athanasia ran towards the brunette with a wide smile. "The food is delicious just like from Miss Fey's gossips, but food that you cooks is still the best! "

"Oh my, thank you for that compliment. " just as Athanasia's smile widens, Lily added. "But you can't still eat chocolates by praising me. Too much of that isn't good for you. "

"Uh...Lily..." Athanasia's smile disappears as she pouted, a rare expression in the usually mature girl.

"Lily! " she (Athy) slipped out of Felix's grasp to bound towards the maid with a hopeful expression in her face. "Athy loves chocolates! Can I have some? "

Well, Lily is weak to her charms, so she is quite positive that she'll have some chocolates—

"I don't know if I can give Miss Athy some chocolates, but kids shouldn't eat sweets to avoid cavities. "

"Uwaa...Lily..." this time, her usually pitiful face became more genuine as she stood beside Athanasia.

"Pfft, " the red-haired knight behind the two pouting blondes let out a chuckle. "Miss Lilian is as ruthless as ever. But I still found that trait of yours charming—"

"Sir Knight Robane, your presence isn't needed here anymore. " Lily didn't even bat an eyelash as her words continued to assault the poor knight. "So can you...you know? Leave the room to give us privacy? " to prove her point, she waved her hand dismissively, as if shooing a dog away.

The look in Felix's face when he left the room is much more pitiful than their expression combined. Just as the knight had closed the door, Hannah had entered the room with an excited look in her face.

"Princess! Miss Lilian! The dresses are here! There are so many dresses! " the maid immediately stepped aside to usher the helpers whom was carrying loads and loads of beautiful dresses lined up together.

When the seemingly endless flow of helpers carrying racks with dresses, another batch of maids had entered the room. As the other maids slowly trickled inside the room while carrying new shoes, ornaments and other trinkets, Athanasia's eyes grew wider and wider.

"Oh my god! " she exclaimed, as the last of the items had been dropped before them. The seemingly empty room was suddenly overflowing with dresses and other girly things that she had never really seen before.

"There are so many dresses! " she eyed the nearest one, a blue knee-length dress with a large white bow wrapped around the waist. "And they all look so pretty... "

"Thank you for complimenting our designs, Princess. " a bespectacled woman stepped inside the room with a warm smile before bowing her head respectfully. "Blessings and prosperity upon the Princess of the Obelian Empire. My name is Charlotte Rue. "

"Oh my gosh, Miss Lilian! " Hannah gasped dramatically beside Lily. "The one and only Madame Charlotte of the Royal Boutique! She is quite famous among the nobles! I heard that she's the apprentice of the private dressmaker for the former Empress! "