Step 1 – Get kidnapped!?
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 Witches are always portrayed as evil, locked in their cabins in the middle of a forest while mixing weird ingredients in a big cauldron, mixing some potion with the intent of kidnapping an unsuspecting bystander, a villain for the brave knight to overcome in every story that I heard people tell.

It all becomes stale after a while though. Thinking about it I couldn’t help but sigh.

“A beautiful lady like you shouldn’t be seen making such an expression”

The stern voice of the woman standing next to me pulled me out of my daydreaming.

“I am sorry…”

“Royalty shouldn’t apologize to someone beneath them”

Great, now she was fuming and another one of her boring lectures would ensue.

She was appointed as my lady-in-waiting and teacher due to being a close relative of my mother, and also according to the maid’s gossip, due to never managing to get a husband, but I truly don’t know how true that is.

Not that it matters right now, she was actually really strict about learning how to portray me as royalty and to prepare me to be a great wife, in her words “as a princess you need to set an example to all the other nobles, and not be like your mother who only brings disgrace to the royal family!” I think choosing such a strict person to teach me how to behave was a way to prevent me from falling under the influence of my mother.

I think they already failed since I couldn’t help but admire her free spirit.

“That’s why you shou-...YOU ARE NOT EVEN LISTENING TO ME!”

She startled me again, her expression couldn’t have been angrier. with how much blood was rushing to her head she might explode.

“I am so- I mean, could you please start again so I can listen to it this time?”

I was wrong since she looked even angrier now. Uh-oh…

“Unbelievable”   

She stormed out of the room without saying anything else, I could hear her angry steps on the way out.

If she were not so angry all the time, I am sure she could have landed a nice husband, her features weren’t lacking and when she was smiling, she was as alluring as any of the young bachelorettes you could find in any of the kingdom's biggest parties.

But I only ever saw that rare smile when she was talking to Shea, my appointed maid. Why she does so is still a mystery to me…

I guess now that she left, the class was over for the day. The sudden appearance of free time lifted my mood. A shopping trip sounded like a good idea since the party season was about to start.

“Shea, tell mom I will go out shopping and make all the arrangements”

“But what about Lady Ellen?”

“We can buy some sweets for her as an apology gift”

Shea has always worried so much about her, but the idea of buying her gifts always leaves her acting as a maiden in love and I always end up letting her choose what to buy…

 


 

I took another look at myself in the mirror, my long blond hair fell all the way to my waist and was perfectly combed, my deep blue eyes were a mark of my bloodline, few people had it this far north in the continent and was often regarded as a sign of royalty.

“Where are you going dressed up so cutely!”

I was so lost in thought that I didn’t notice my mother’s approach, and now I was stuck in a hug that had no regard to what royalty meant. In the mirror, there was now double the number of blue eyes.

The similarity between us was almost uncanny, the biggest difference was height, my head was being pressed against her almost nonexistent bosom, a fate that I unfortunately also shared.

“Mom! you already know that I am going shopping, could you give me some space?”

“My dear Ori, I couldn’t contain myself after seeing such a cute lady in front of me”

The hug felt even more suffocating and even Shea was looking worried. My mom was very affectionate towards me, and I guess that is a good thing, but sometimes she can be really affectionate…

“LOUISE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?”

The voice cut the air as the tiny old man entered the room.

“Good morning grandpa…”

Mom used me as a shield to protect herself from the white-haired man, knowing mom, she was most certainly running away from her duty.

"hmph"

It seemed he wasn’t going to do any small talk.

“A mother can’t help but want to take care of their children!”

“Is that the only sense of duty you got!”

I could see mom pouting through her reflection, grandpa’s unamused face would mean this time she had to do something urgently.

“Mom… you should go now…”

Her hug was getting too dangerous levels of tightness, I was even feeling a bit dizzy.

“Mom… please… let… go… now”

She released a little bit.

“Let me hold you at least for a bit longer”

“You have all the time in the world to hold her after you finish your duties!”

She hugged me tighter again.

“What if she gets kidnapped!”

He held his head as if it hurt, maybe it did, old people always complain about their pains, even Ellen did it sometimes…

“Who would be dumb enough to kidnap a princess?”

“A… a… witch?”

Even she knew how crazy it sounded, he grew tired of her shenanigans and brought forth his secret weapon, his cane!

It got her moving quickly, and finally, I was able to breathe again.

“If- if you got kidnapped- if you got kidnapped by a witch, I would save you for sure!”

Someone seems really eager, seeing her close her fists as if to pump herself up was kind of cute~

 


           

We walked through the same stores, as usual, it is not every day that a new store for nobles opens up, even in the capital…

I looked through a lot of familiar items, the same clothing, and jewelry as last time I shopped. The exciting life of nobility is really stale at times.

I almost regretted coming out, the constant worries of Shea and the suffocating protection of the guards made me remember the palace’s suffocating aura. It seems it wasn’t so simple for me to escape.

Maybe if I were kidnapped by a witch, I would find some freedom, until a brave knight would come to save me! The bad part is that I would probably have to fall in love and marry him.

Now it doesn’t seem like a good idea, it would be between being stuck with a supposedly terrifying witch and marrying a random muscle head that happens to find me, at least that would be what happens according to folk tales.

But what if the witch was actually really cute? then maybe I-

My thoughts were interrupted by a sudden commotion, Shea was occupied paying the cashier for the chosen sweets that were a gift to Ellen, and the guards that were usually by me were running towards a group of people that were causing a ruckus.

I was suddenly free of watching eyes, looking around I noticed a small girl running through an alleyway, she had bandages around her exposed leg and was carrying a small bag.

She must have been startled by the commotion, my sense of righteousness that came out of nowhere made me sprint behind her, my untrained legs had nothing on her though, and she turned a corner before I could get close, but that didn’t discourage me.

Turning the corner full speed ahead I ran into a wall, or what I thought was a wall. walls aren’t supposed to squeal when hit!

It took a bit for my brain to realize I ran full speed into the girl I was supposed to help, and she was still standing!

“Are you okay?”

She said in a small voice, I was a bit dizzy, but I managed to look up at her, our eyes suddenly locked, her beautiful red eyes were drawing me in, her short brown hair was unlike what you would see a noble girl using in a tea party, in one of her hands she held the bag in the other she held… a broom!?

“What are y-”     

“Wonderful, you are the last thing I needed!”

Why does she look so happy, and what is she doing lifting her bro-

“I am sorry!”

The impact instantly incapacitated me, all I could hear before fainting was Shea screaming at the top of her lungs.

“ORIEL!!!” 

Hey! if you were one of my other novel's reader welcome back! if you are a new reader welcome! This is the second novel I published on SH and I hope things will go much smoother than the previous one did, anyways hope you enjoyed and see you again soon!

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