The bells for morning service rang as I took a seat next to my grandmother she was a noble woman married to her 5th husband Randoff the 3rd and still thriving with the passion and love for the man as if he was her first love....and well of course he was not.
I grabbed my bible and flipped to the page the pastor requested us to turn to and began to scroll the words with my eyes 
"And so it was fire that burnt the devil into hell taking such innocent angels into the flames with him"
I nodded in agreement with the pastor feeling a light tap and a soft whisper fill my ears my head rose to see the revnouir of our church with a smile gracefully on his face I rolled my eyes and continued to listen to the service before the whisper filled my ears again 
"Miss. Sokol I wish to have a word with you"
I sighed in annoyance 
"I am sure whatever words you have to say to me revnouir you could speak to my father with"
I looked at him once again but this time his smile had faded and all I could see was the worry in his eyes almost as if he had lost something or was losing something so important to him, I looked away once again and whipsered over to my grandmother before rising from my seat and taking a bow meeting eyes with the pastor as he nodded in acceptance.
"Follow me" I said 
I grabbed the ends of my dress and lifted it up slightly before dismissing myself from the church 
"I am at your grace Princess Amberose__"
the revnoir spoke as he quickly walked behind me, I stopped in my tracks  and my heels making the revnouir stop infront of me 
"You have such nerve to show up to a place of god asking for sympathy revnouir"
he shook his head lightly 
"And that you are right but I wouldn't be asking for such pity if it wasn't to save my familes life"
I watched as the face of worry dreaded on him again 
"It's my daughter...she has come down sick but this time it's not like the others"
his head rose and our eyes met 
"She is dying your grace"
my eyes widened then softened once again before I reached over and placed a hand softly on his cheek 
"If  your daughter was not such a delicate flower to my country I would not show such sympathy but since you are a man of the church my mother and father would both require me to help in such ways of giving as much as I could"
I brushed my thumb against his cheek as his hand placed securely on mine 
"Thank you your grace__" he said as he sniffled 
"I am indebt to you and your family until the day they put nails into my coffin"
A weak smile rose on my lips before I removed my hand from his cheek hearing the bell of the church ring once again and the front doors creak open. My grandmother and her husband were the first to walk out, The revnouir and I bowed lightly before my grandmother spoke
"Good evening revnouir"
the revnouir nodded 
"Good evening your grace"
My grandmother copped a cocky smile making my skin crawl
The thing of me and my grandmother even if she resembled a queen I would wish to become one day like my mother I dispised of the evil witch, she had no sympathy for the poor and yet calls me weak for showing such pride in my country.
"Please do give Amelia my love"
he nodded once again but this time he did not make eye contact with her 
"Yes your grace"
she hummed softly before turning her attention to me 
"Now we must be going Amberose we wouldn't want to keep your mother and father awaiting would we?"
I nodded and turned bowing to the revnouir once again
"Yes grandmother"
My grandmother began heading towards the carriage me following behind her as she was greeted by our footman he opened the door and pulled out a stool for my grandmother to step on to help her into the carriage as I slid in behind her, Our carriage was fit for the royals, white cloth imported from france dangling from the walls,and a small window big enough to see all of the forrest's as you went quietly with your journeys. The carriage began to pull away and my attention was drawn from the window to my grandmother who sat so incomposed her shoulders slandered and the urge to ask me question's as if she was my mother spreaded across her face before she took a long sigh 
"I can tell when you are ready to question me grandmother so please say what you must" 
I said
I fixed my skirt waiting for the questioning to begin
"I just don't understand why a woman of such royals of your kind pitties the poor...."
she spoke as if the poor were horrible people as if the poor were nothing but animals to our country 
"Because the poor are simply what keeps our country surviving they keep the food that is served on our dinner tables fresh they are not poor grandmother, they are just simply__"
I was cut off quickly by my grandmothers disagreement 
"They are poor Amberose and nothing more these people are theives to our country stealing money from us to what?__"
"To support their families to put food on their tables for their children to eat these people sturggle,housewives have to worry if their husbands will come home one day from war in one piece and are able to see their children once more these people are not animals grandmother they are like you and me"
"How dare you insult me with comparing me to those things out there ha...."
"That is enough!"
Randoff spoke looking at me and my grandmother
"Today is a big day for Amberose the least you could do is support each other"
My grandmother patted her hair and cleared nodding lightly 
"You are right__"
she smiled that same fake smile that she smiled the day I was born 
"We mustn't ruin such a beautiful day for her"
I turned my head to look back out the window with a sigh once more.
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The carriage arrived at the castle, the door opening to our maids and servants bowing in greeting. Our footman reached a hand out helping my grandmother out of the carriage 
"Now listen up everyone__"
she said as she waved her glove to draw everyones attention 
"Today is the day the prince of Scottland will arrive so I ask that all of our maids do the honor in helping my dear sweet Amberose into changing,and as for the servants I ask that you set the tables with our finest china "
she cheerfully smiled and began to head up the stairs to the house, I sighed softly and reached out taking the footmans hand taking my first step out of the carriage, as I stepped out of the carriage the maids and servants bowed once more and I bowed in return 
"It's good to see you again my grace"
I smiled lightly
"Please do take care of me well once again"
"Yes of course we will your grace"
I started heading for the door the maids making a path for me as they followed behind me. Once I arrived to my room the maids shut the blinds allowing the flame from the candles be our only light,once not a peep to be seen could see their princess undress the maids began to undress me.
ing the back of my dress exposing the freckle right above my shoulder 
Unlacing the ribbon that held my corset together before the dress puddled to my feet, I stepped out of it and one of the maids removed it placing it on the chair next to my dress dorm.
The pins holding my once curls together were removed allowing my hair to fall perfectly to my  
"Your grace you have such beautiful hair" one of the maids spoke 
I smiled softly 
"Thank you for being so kind with your words"
she only nodded with a soft smile
The maids gestured me to take a seat at the vanity as one took a brush and began to brush my hair while the other began to burn the end of a charcoal stick allowing it to cool before gliding it across my eyelid,she then took a cream paste as red as blood and began brushing the paste onto my lips creating a perfect shape.My hair was put into a high bun only a few curls hanging to frame my face a few dangling diamond stands were placed on strands of my hair and ended dangling around my bun.
I rose from the seat after they had finished my makep and headed to the mirror as the maids grabbed my gown holding it so I could step in, I took a step in the gown as they pulled it off the ground and up my body allowing it to rest on my shoulders for support. After the gown was on the ladies rushed to grab my dress they lifted it up and my arms rose as the dress was pulled over my head,The ribbon to the corset was tightened and the button fastened.
I looked at the dress in the mirror it was beautiful the peachy color the lace trim all around the ends of the dress just enough around the collar area and a bow laying right in the middle of it, the maids then placed a gold necklace on my neck with a pearl hanging off the end.
"You are all ready your grace"
I smiled softly once again and nodded slipping my feet into my heels and spraying a little of "Sequan De'le"on my neck making my way towards the dining area, as I made my way down the stairs I could already hear the loud chatter of the men as they seemed to be ranting about hunting and everytime the topic was brought up my father would allow himself to be put on spotlight for just a momant  and then..then I knew for sure he had arrived.
I stood infront of the corridor doors twisting the pearl of my necklace between my fingers I had never been so nervous in my whole life it was almost like a dream to me the thought of possible marriage to a man I barley knew all for my fathers country a man I would never learn to love it was all happening so fast, I took a deep breathe 
"Where is my dearest daughter?"
my eyes widened 
I could hear the voice of my mother
....she really did come...
I pressed through the doors seeing everyone 
The prince of Scottland, mother,father,grandmother and her husband, and the princes family
Everyones eyes turned to me and my eyes shifted to the prince I saw the amazment in his eyes before I took my bow.
"There she is...." my mother spoke so softly almost to an extent I could barely hear her 
"My name is Amberose Sokol I am pleased to make your acquaintance"
he rose from his seat taking his bow in return before turning and pulling out my seat gesturing me to sit down
"Please lady Amberose sit"
 I complied and took my seat,the prince taking his seat next to me as I took a sip of my water I could feel his eyes on me the whole time not leaving any part of my skin,I could feel my skin burning and my heart racing from his gaze
"So William if I may call you by this name?"
his attention turned to focus on my father  as he nodded 
William....that was his name? that name simply did not fit the Prince of Scottland
"I hear you are real big with your wealth"
he took a sip of his wine before nodding again 
"My father owns most of the coast as well as a bit of a wee fortune in England has been remarried to a woman of sorts we are set I hope to thrive into getting all of that and more once he has crowned me king so I may forever provide your daughter with a happy and healthy life"
I looked at my father as he nodded taking a bit of a bite from his stew the servants had prepared 
"Your a good man young prince, if I were to say give you my daughters hand in marriage you would grace her with children for this is tradition in our family household?"
The prince shook his head 
"Of course, I would give Amberose as many children as she wished to bless upon me"
I felt my heart sink as I took another sip from my glass...children??? to a man who only wanted wealth??? 
I looked over at my mother hoping for her answer to arise but she just sat their drinking glass after glass of wine.
I took my fork and poked around my stew before stabbing one of the carrots and bringing it up to my mouth 
"And if some sorts if I wish to be a childless queen?"
My eyes shifted to the prince 
"Child or no child I do not wish to marry you for the number of children you bare me but for the trust,and loyalty you give to me Amberose."
my gaze of this wonderful prince left and shifted back down to my plate as I contined to poke at my stew.
After dinner the Prince offered to take me on a walk through our flower field full of purple lillies 
"I didn't mean what I said to your father about my fortune"
he said as we strived down the open path with arms linked
"That is the thing we can never believe the words that fall from our lips"
William reached down and pulled one of lillies handing it to me 
"Is that something you were told from birth it seems you have said those words to men like me before..."
I took the flower and took a sniff of it 
"Men like you come from all sea's just for my fathers fortune they spill lies and blood on our table and declare nothing but war for what the sake of their country?"
I twirled the flower between my fingers and squat down laying it in the feild 
"So you believe I am here to declare war!?"
I shook my head 
"No, but I can't trust my feelings towards you weather you are doing this for your country or for war is for your own sake I just wish you the best in what you choose"
"Amberose__"
"The time of which we are wed will decide if I can trust you or not.."
I reached up and fixed his tie before brushing his shoulder lightly before looking into his eyes once again 
"So be noble and show me you aren't here to declare something that will end bad for Scottland"
William sighed and nodded 
"Of course__"
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