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Thank you, Madeline." Isabella said to the maid who set the china tea set onto the small table next to her. The young woman bowed, but said nothing (as was custom), before she left the room. The princess turned her gaze from the retreating maid's form to the spectacular garden before her. Her eyes soaked in the scenery of green trees glowing in the afternoon's sun and the bees and butterflies flying over the flowers. It was hard to believe that this would be the last time she would get to see this place. The one place she ever known to be home.
Her hands rested upon the embroidery she had laid upon her lap, but she didn't feel like sewing. It was the one thing that usually helped calm her down, but it did nothing for her. Perhaps she should read a book instead? Isabella looked down at her work, before frowning. Nothing was going to quell the anxiety within her. She was going to be married...to a complete stranger. When she was younger and told of this fact, she took it as is and without any question. Now that she was older, however, she knows what it truly means. You will forever have to spend the rest of your life with a man you have never met before and even if he is vile, you are bound to him in order to save your country. It was so unnerving. The idea that she could be bound to a monster was just so frightening.
But she had made a promise. A commitment. Her duty to her people. She had no choice in the matter.
A sigh escaped through her lips as she gently and carefully picked up the teapot. She poured herself some tea into the porcelain teacup, before setting the teapot back into it's original spot. Using a small pair of silver tongs, she picked up two cubes of sugar and placed them into the hot brown water. As soon as she set the tongs down, she picked up the silver spoon lying next to the cup and began stirring. It was all she could do to try and push away the terrible thoughts. Taking a sip of her tea, she turned her attention back to the garden. It was lovely this time of year.
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