The morning starts with birds singing, the flowers blooming and a very peaceful day in the kitchen, preparing the food of the royal siblings. Nothing could go wrong.
06:17 am
"Guys. Today is a very important day of this kitchen." Says the head chef, slamming the board. "We will cook monsters, so we better DO THIS properly."
"Some of the ladies and lads in waiting of the prince and the princesses will be here to help, so the more people the quicker we make the food." He starts to explain. "We will first do entrances, main dishes and desserts, with drinks accompanying. Everything's coming from monsters, so no 'normal' spiceries or ingredients. Do y'all understand?"
Everyone responds "yes" firmly.
"Good... Now start to cook!!"
06:20 am
"AAAAAAAH!!!! I GOT TRAPPED IN THE STOOOVE!!!" Screams Natsumi, Penny runs towards to help him get out.
"I DID NOT MEAN TO PUSH TO THE OVEN, NATSUMI, I'M SORRYYY!!!"
"WHERE IS THE UNICORN. CONDENSED. BLOOD?!?" Exclaims Tulipa.
"Worry less about the condensed blood. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE WHISKERS?!?" Responded Opaka, searching the whiskers.
"FUCK whiskers, use a WOODEN SPOON!" Natsumi throws a wooden spoon towards Opaka.
"Why is the butter moving?"
"WHERE ARE THE BANANAS?!?"
"HOW IM GONNA DO THE MONSTROUS BOVINE????"
"WHY IS EVERYONE SCREAMIIIIING???"
08:33 am
"ONE OF THE DIMERAS IS ALIVE, SOMEONE HELP ME KILL IT!!!" squealed Wuxunle.
Lun Re stops stirring the purple grape scorpion on the pan and calmly approaches Wuxunle, taking her out of the way gently to simply grab the Dimera by the neck and start shooting at its head.
"Done. Make sure to take the black stone on the throat off when doing the cleaning, it makes their flesh more tender when boiling." Lun Re advised, patting her shoulder and going back to his business.
10:46 am
"WHY YOU ATE THE BANANAS?!?" Screams Aya while shaking one of the second princess' ladies-in-waiting.
"I was hungry, I'm SORRY!!!" the lady responded, whining
"WHY THE PERU IS FULL OF ALIVE CATS AND EGGS????"
While that, Amethyst was happily and calmly doing the giant bat, cleaning it, choosing the edible and non-edible organs, storing its blood and seaoning the meats. Sometimes asking Tulipa and penny for help for a moment.
Lun Re, with the help of Amethyst, finishes the red berries mix pie, putting on the exact stove Natsumi was trapped in, now focusing on finishing the scorpions.
11:45 am
"We have 15 minutes!! WHY ARE YOU TWO FIGHTING WITH PANS?!?" The head chef quickly goes towards the workers trying to stop the fight.
And the kitchen was a full mess, but a mess that was working and gladly finishing the plates and dishes.
everyone was now decorating the dishes and drinks, making them presentable for the royals, and of course, adding special touches.
11:52 am
The royal assistants were running now, going here and there to get clean, put their uniform on and be presentable, since their presence is necessary on the dinner.
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General Nayoto was with the prince calmly walking down the hall reading to the garden, being behind him almost by his side.
She located the rest rushing to find the prince by turning her head around, and as a way of hurrying them, she does a gesture with her hand. So Amethyst, Aya, Tulipa and Lun Re rush to the prince's behind, composing themselves at the exact time they are close and slowing down, with Tulipa, Amethyst and Aya Behind Nayoto and Lun Re. They silently gave a high-five to each other as a way to celebrate and praise their arriving right on time.
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The royal children were all in their places on the table, along with their respective ladies-in-waiting, chatting between them about... What royal children is expected to chat about, I guess. I wasn't paying too much attention though, because while my eyes were down, my nose was in other places, searching for plants that would be useful for me to come grab them later. Hehe.
But, surely, I was feeling certain eyes, or rather, two pairs of eyes in my being, and when I noticed, the third princess spoke.
"Brother, did you hired a new lady-in-waiting?" Not waiting for his response, she adds. "certainly, she's sure a... Thing. But she seems obedient and very quiet, so I don't mind you having her as your assistant." She hmphfs, resting her head on her hand while turning her face away.
What do you mean YOU don't mind?! Does the prince need your permission to hire a new assistant or something?
"As if I need your permission." Mutters the prince for himself, but due to our sharp ears, we could hear it.
The fourth princess, princess Dunishia, was distracted with the vision of the garden, surely being locked for weeks in her room made her want to explore the palace again to remember the places properly.
But when her sister enters the topic of the prince's new lady-in-waiting, she slowly turns her head, then her eyes.
A gasp of surprise comes out of her mouth, before smiling brightly and waves at me, eclectic.
"It's you!!! The woman who was taking care of my health!!!" She exclaims, happily.
I look at her direction, discreetly waving back
"I wanted to see you again, I'm so happy now that I know you work closely to my brother. You promised me that you would give me lessons again if we met back, I will try to convince Saganu to let me!!!"
A very small smile escaped from my lips, I mean, look at her, she's all brighty and cutesy, how can I say no to her?
I give a little wink to her, with the meaning of accepting her request... which makes her let out a big "YAY!".
Her lady-in-waiting, Wunxule, tried to calm her down, and she complied, sitting properly on the table, but she couldn't control very well the emotions she was feeling right now.
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The dishes arrived, being put on the table the entrance first, then the main dish and finally, the desserts.
They eat it all, only letting empty plates and the rest that is not edible. Princess Daia looks again at me, then she says.
"I was invited in the west princess tea party, to bring Dunishia with me so they can know that she's healthy again, and I will take with me the dark blue hair, the white as a ghost with pink little balls, or horns, I don't care, and the yelloish with pinkish hair, what, Russinnian women? I don't care too." She demands, leaving no room for argument. "The party will happen on Saturday, so I want them prepared and in their best behavior."
I raise my eyebrow in questioning and a bit of judgement. How this... Let's not cuss. How this girl have such auDAcity and AUTHORITY in her old brother, even better, in the first-born of the family?!?
The second princess, princess Himawari looks at princess Daia with a big pout and frown on her eyebrows.
"You shouldn't boss around Saganu like that!! but when is towards Bara, you can't even look at her face. Not even Bara herself have this kind attitude when talking to him."
The first princess, princess Bara, only gives a glare, which makes princess Daia be in her place.
Yeah, put her in her place, girls!!!
"Tsk. Fine, I'll leave them at your disposal on Saturday." Says the prince, before turning at our direction with a apologetic look. I just shroud my shoulder faintly, Tulipa sighs and Aya haves a reassuring look back.
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Now, how will be the event of the tea party, and how much Amethyst patience will endure while working the Princess Daia?
**((Bonus))**
Amethyst was summoned to the prince's main office, and it seems like he haves a very important announcement to say to her. Lun Re was here as well, by his side.
"Well, lady Amethyst, the reason why I summoned you, was to say that..." He stops, letting the suspense sink in before revealing. "I announced to the citizens that Lady of Flowers is back at service, and is working on the castle."
Amethyst face change from curious to shocked in a snap, his words sinking in her head like a hammer drill.
"What...?" Was the only word that could come from her mouth.
"Yeah, so, I discovered your other identity in the world of sales, and I notice that many of your clients really noticed your disappearance and we're reeeally worried." He dramatically plays out, trying to alleviate the situation.
"So, to relieve them, I announced that the Lady of Flowers is back, in great shape, and is working in the palace! And now you will start selling your products again. AND even, I added that you were out because you were training to become an exorcist as well!!! How are you feeling right now? Isn't that great?" He says in a not so serious tone, with a little silly smug. He knows that doing this time of things without asking was risky, specially when is with a person of her behavior and imagery. But he was trying his best to lighten the mood, because he doesn't like to provoke bad emotions in their assistants.
"It was not for me to appear back in the world of sales, not now, and the prince announced my coming back too early..." She mutters to herself.
She was angry, yes, very angry. But, if she doesn't want to lose her job, and her head again, she haves to compose herself... And use her passive aggression.
"Well, I don't know what to say. It was not to announce my come-back in this time, but what I can do? What is done is done." She says calmly, before approaching the table. The prince shrink faintly.
"The prince wanted to eat owl eggs in the lunch time, I believe? Well I made the effort to get three of them and boil for your highness' joy." She places a small bowl with the eggs on the table, with a smile. A very, very weird and rather unhinged smile.
The prince look surprised by the food, but was confused about something. "Lady Amethyst, how did you get the eggs? It's not the season that owls arrive in the center of the country yet."
Amethyst only smiles at the prince while slowly leaving the place, maintaining her eyes on him until she close the door of the place.
The prince look at the eggs, very confused. "I am not understanding, in the center of the country they don't sell owl eggs... She must have taken from of the workers of the palace, perhaps?"
Lun Re, calmly responded, with a pile list of the species that works in the palace on his hands.
"That's impossible, your highness, because from the 32 owl workers, 31 are guard males, making Amethyst, a mix creature, the only female owl worker-"
Lun Re stops, before both of them realize... A horrified face appears in the prince's face.
"Oh... Now i know..." He squealed.