The World Beyond The Veil discussion

Where the servants live.

Emerson was dressing in the uniform the maids had to wear.She slipped on her shoes and she put her hair high in a ponytail,mostly because it got it out of her face like it was supposed to be.She scurried out of the servants quarters quickly because she was already late.She would already get scolded and she wouldn't want it to be any worse.

Siena stopped and looked at Emerson. "Does Aldrich hurt you in any way?" She asked genuinely worried.

She shook her head"The master has never touched me or harmed me in any way."she said politely though they were complete lies.She had always lied to protect any one of the royals,because if word got out about anything their name would be ruined.Of course Aldrich had harmed her,he had harmed many other servants other than her aswell.She didnt look at her at all,because she found it impolite.

" look at me please, I'm trying o help him and you because I know that if he would beat any one he would taint our name.

" she his perked.

She looked up as she was told"Princess,as I said he had never touched me in any way."she said in a small voice. She had her hands placed in front of her,making her look even younger than she was.

" ok, just let me know if he does ok?" She said softly.

She nodded quietly"I'm very sorry that I caused you trouble."she Said

She smiled."you saved me from getting in trouble so thank you." She said as she curtsied low in respect to Emerson.

"Please Princess,I don't deserve anything more than what you have done.You have no need to be so polite to me."she said quietly

She scowled."I hate being a princess, it always here let me do this for you or hey princess over here or look at that pricy princess girl always having others do her dirty work..." She hugged before sitting on the ground.

((Huffed not hugged))

"I'm quite sorry.I didn't know things were that horrid."she said as her expression softened,feeling empathetic though not really relating to how she felt.She sat down next to her"If it makes you feel any better,I'll admit I've been pushed around quite a lot in my day when I didn't have work."she said quietly.

"Wow that must have been horrible, I really have no right to complain though.." She said sadly.

"We'll it must be hard knowing that everything in life will be handed down to you.I mean,yes how I got to this point in life was difficult and painful,but I'm proud of myself for getting this far alone. And I'm grateful to all of you for putting a roof over my head and food on the table.i wouldn't have anything different than how it is now."she said with a very small hint of a smile on her face.

She hugged Emerson and smiled."you know what you aren't as bad or mean as they say you are...."

She smiled lightly"I don't like to think of myself as those things,but I guess I can sometimes be a bit rash and severe.."she said quietly

She grinned."it's good to have some one to talk to..." She said her eyes alight with happiness.

"Princess,I do ask of you to not tell anyone though.For one if anybody knew of this I would be scolded for interacting more than necessary with royalty"he said politely

She waved it off."our little secret?"

She nodded quietly as she stood and held out a hand to help the princess up.

She shook her head and stood up on her own."we'll I must be going now it was nice talking to you." She said as she started towards her room.

She nodded as she walked out of the servants quarters and to find her master,Aldrich whom she needed to know what he would like her to do at the moment.

Tessa walked in and saw Emerson and Sienna talking, "Do you ladies have somewhere to be? You know how the Royals are when we aren't where we need to be." She said sighing.

Siena snickered and shoved her sleeve up revealing her royal ring. She turned and left.

Tessa walked and sat on the small bench in the corner to massage her aching feet, "Oh right, forgot my lady, maybe if you hung out with your lot i'd be able to tell the difference," she said with a glare.

Sienna stopped cold."I never asked to be this, I actually hate being this biut i do t for the weak s that one day i can rise as queen and help this country flourish.." She said before heading up nto stoping again.

Tessa sighed as she rose to follow Princess Sienna out, she was once again heading to the throne room. She had known the royals all her life but some of them were still so exhasperating.... she didn't know how the Queen handeled it.

Tessa looked at Emerson and sighed, "Thank you for the reminder I'll try my best. Just living here so long you become intolerable of most things." She said as she frowned slightly and walked out toward the Throne room.

Emerson walked inside the servants quarters quietly,just to sit for a while.She hadn't rested in who knows how long.She sat down on her small bunk and sighed as she let her hair down and pulled a few fingers through it.She pulled her legs up on the bunk and she soon found herself asleep from exhaustion.

Ronan slipped into the servants quarters, looking for Emerson. He had seen Aldrich in his room, apparently alone, that meant for now she was safe. He spotted her small for on her bunk and sighed a breath of relief. He moved over to her, trying not to wake her, pulling out his notebook, writing her a note.

Emerson,

When you wake, please meet me out in the courtyard. I really need to talk to you. I'm sorry for earlier, I wasn't myself. Please don't go to Aldrich, not yet. I don't want him to know that anything is up.

Sincerely,
Ronan

The only small indication that she was asleep was the slow rise and fall of her inhaling and exhaling.She hadn't slept in quite a while,and this was probably the first actual sleep she'd had in days.Yes,she would go to the servants quarters after dusk fell,but she never really slept.She was usually half awake. She looked peaceful for once,because finally nothing was troubling her.

Ronan gently brushed her hair from her face, looking down at her.

if beauty is perfection
Then perfection you shall be
yet lost with no protection
a lock without a key

He turned to quickly leave the room before he was found. Glancing back over his shoulder just once to look at her again.

She laid there silently,dreaming of nothing.No thoughts came to mind,nothing interrupted the peaceful sleep. (( i just love your poems *O*))

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Joanna walked back from Aldrich's room, not a single cut, scratch, or mark on her.

Emerson awoke when she heard someone enter the room.She rubbed her eyes which were still hazy from the sleep.She stood up only to turn to see the note.She read it and felt quite flustered.What did he mean by he didn't want aldrich to know something was up?She shrugged slightly before folding it and putting it under the thin mattress.She turned to walk out and towards the courtyard.

Joanna sighed as she sat on her own bunk.

((Hey I'mma make a new courtyard tab))

Arabella hurried in, her hair in disarray from her trip to town, holding various groceries for the cook in a large wicked basket, her face red from the wind, her breathing uneven from her run back to the castle.

Joanna looked at her."Bella you over work yourself..." She said as she took the wicker basket from her.

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"No, it's fine. After all, who are we to refuse the work we're given?" Bella said, grabbing her hair brush to straighten out the knots in her hair, tearing up as she tried to do so quickly,

She grabbed her arm. "Slow down, here let me do it." She said as she set the wicker basket on her own bed an took the brush from her before starting to brush it out.

"Thanks, everyone says I have beautiful hair, but I hate it. It always tangles so much, and I can't figure out how to braid it right." Bella said, sighing and picking at her skirt, her green eyes troubled.