Chapter 9 - New maid

"Be quiet, i will let go of you once you promise to be quiet nod your head if yes" he said then he smiled as she nodded her head in agreement and he released her.

"I am starting to really dislike you," she said,

"And I am starting to find you really interesting" he replied and she pouted.

"Have some shame and look away" she said and so he did.

"So Julia why are you in this kingdom?" he asked as she changed her clothes.

'Let's just say I came here by mistake" she responded,

"I see did something happen between you and your parents?" he asked as she put in her dress and when she finished she placed him in a neck lock which barely even hurt him.

"Why are you asking that?" she asked then he looked at her with his shimmering eyes as she choked him then she gasped and released him and he coughed then she gave him a glass of water.

'Thank you" he said then drank the water and sat down looking at how beautiful she looked in the dress.

'You look pretty in that dress" he said.

'Thank you" she replied then sat down with a frown.

'I will not force you to tell me what happened to you or where you came from but I can offer you my help. follow me" he said as he got and walked away then the girl followed him.

"Where are we going?" she asked as they went down the intersecting stairs then turned right and opened a huge brown door to the dining hall where the king and queen were.

'Mon, dad, good morning" he said as they stared at the girl's beauty.

"Good morning son, who is this?" his mother asked and the girl bowed to them.

'The girl I was telling you about, Julia" he responded.

"You didn't say she was this beautiful," his father said.

"Rise my child," the king said and so she did.

"Wow you are beautiful," the queen said,

'Thank you your highness" she replied and the prince smiled.

'Sit and have breakfast with us" the queen said and so she did as told.

"My son told us you are in need of help so I thought you can start working here in the palace as an m.. maid," the queen said then she smiled.

"It's not like I can return home to help as yet so I might as well try to survive," she said to herself.

"I humbly accept your Majesties" she replied then the prince smiled.

'Perfect, this way we can be friends" he said to himself as they began eating their breakfast.

While she was eating her hand started trembling and she started to feel cold.

'What the hell is wrong with me?" she asked herself as she rubbed her hands together.

"You okay?" the prince asked,

"Yeah I am fine, just a little cold" she responded.

It's a little windy but not enough to make you feel so cold that you are trembling" he said and she smiled.

"I am fine," she said.

'If I tell you that I am probably cursed you will kick me out of your kingdom too" she said to herself then drank her tea and ate a cookie.

"Hmm this tastes so good, feels like I haven't eaten in ages," she said to herself as she continued eating.

"So Julia where are you from?" the king asked then she coughed and the prince smiled.

"Father I think she went through some things and she is not ready to say what or even talk about where she came from, " the prince said.

"I see well I hope whatever it is you can tell our son, he will help, and please ignore some of his childish behaviors, he can cross the line," the queen said.

'I am sure I can handle him not to worry" she replied and the king laughed.

"I am sure we will get along just fine," he said and she smiled.

"I will never get along with you, I don't like the way you look at me but I am grateful," she said to herself as she took a bite of the chocolate chip cookie.

"Well mom I have training this morning so I will get going, I think you can find your way around the castle right, Julia?" he asked,

'Yeah I will figure it out" she responded and he patted her on the head spoiling her hair and she pouted then he left.

'Well as long as you maintain your relationship with my son as a friend everything will be fine" the queen said then the girl sighed.

"Don't worry I will" she replied then got up a little while after and left the dining hall.

The girl walked around the castle and bumped into another maid.

"Good morning ma'am," the maid said,

'Sorry and good morning" the girl replied.

"I am Julia," she said,

"Hello I am Margret" she replied then they shook hands.

'Are you the new maid here?" the girl asked and Julia nodded in agreement.

'I see well I hope you don't find it too hard, if you need anything you can come to me" the girl said.

'I will" she replied then Margret left and she toured the castle.

"Uh.. one second Julia, can you take this bottle of juice for the prince at the arena?" Margret asked.

'Yeah sure," she responded as she collected the orange juice.

"Do you know where the arena is? if you don't it's just at the side of the castle, the next huge thing" Margret said.

"Okay thank you" she replied then walked out of the castle and Margret went back to doing her work.

Upon arriving at the arena the guards let her in after she told them she was the new maid and also because they were astounded by her beauty.

"Your highness" the girl called out and the knights left staring at her in surprise.

"They are all staring," she said with a frown as the prince dropped his sword and walked to her.