The yellow petal was forgotten.
Anastasia got up lazily and then took a bath with Ileus while teasing him all the time as her 'official husband'. The maids laughed softly at both of them, as they played in the bathtub.
The maids dressed her up with one of the gowns that Mrs. Babette had stitched for her. She had been assigned to stitch as many gowns for her as possible to fill her wardrobe. Today she was wearing a crimson chiffon gown with silk chemise. Now that she was the 'official crown princess' of the kingdom, she was supposed to wear her crown every time she walked out of her bedchamber. When she was ready, Ileus adjusted the gold crown on her head and said, "This looks wonderful on you." He pressed a kiss on her temple. Then he whispered near her ear, "By the way those books are still waiting for you. I have marked a page that we have to necessarily try out."
