The Cinderella Plan (Revved Up Fairy Tales Book 1) by Diana Flame

Author:Diana Flame [Flame, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yorkside Press
Published: 2017-05-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Galien’s subdued behavior disturbed Cinderella. Whenever she asked about the bear or about his identity, he never supplied any answers. Those final moments they were together before she stepped through the doorway, he’d seemed almost detached.

What greeted her on the other side of the portal was a basket filled with the wild oferacs. Galien must have prepared them for her. She wished she could thank him, but the hole had already closed. As she picked up the basket, she smiled and turned to where she knew the portal to be.

She wanted to ask him so many questions, but it was too late now. Pushing the thought of him aside, she reminded herself that she would never see him again. But as she made her way through the forest, pieces of her time spent with him kept returning to her.

Moving cautiously, she paused every now and then to listen for any sounds of wild beasts. Nothing happened. The bear did not appear and she wondered if Galien had scared it off or worse.

“Anon Cinderella, thee shouldst be thanking the gent f’r making the way safe,” she muttered.

The sun was barely peeping over The Great Hungry Peak when she reached the edge of the forest. It seemed that the Enchanted Forest was a few hours ahead of Izadel, as the morning sun was already high in the sky when she was leaving.

The servants were not yet out and about when she reached her residence. The place was extremely quiet and seemed almost vacant. It was an unfamiliar atmosphere. Usually the servants would be up before dawn doing their early morning chores. Not this day.

Cinderella crept forward across the open yard, after entering from the back gate. When she was halfway to the house, she came to a dead halt, her heart almost jumping from her chest. Coming from the left and right of the house were the palace soldiers.

“Oh the horror,” she groaned, the basket slipping from her fingers.

The basket hit the ground with a splat, spilling the fruits. Some of the oferacs splattered on the dry pavement, their sickly sweet smell tormenting her senses.

“Cinderella, I presume?” the one in front queried.

He was holding sheet of parchment, looking from it to her.

“The prince requests thy presence at the palace,” he continued without waiting for her to confirm. “Will thou accompany us?”

With heart beating heavily, she tried to come up with a plan, but her mind went blank. All she could do was beg for her life. “Prithee, t’wast an accident. T’wast not done purposefully.”

“What has't thee done?”

Cinderella contemplated the frown on the soldier’s face. It appeared he had no clue of what she was speaking. Was he not there to arrest her?

“Wherefore has't thee cometh hither?” she ventured.

“The prince hast been searching f’r thee and would like thee to has't counsel with him ere the ball tonight. He hast hath sent raiment and gifts fe’r thee and thy staff.”

“Oh,” she mumbled. So he hasn’t reported me. I wonder what he wanteth. If I doth not go, he mayest decide to have me arrested, so I mayest as well see what this is about.

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