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Time To Choose
Lord Charles noticed that Camila seemed as if she had seen a ghost. "What's wrong my, beloved?" asked Lord Charles. Camila put herself together and said, "Nothing. I'm just surprised to see you." Lord Charles pulled Camila in to dance. Camila looked to her left and could see Lord Reynold dancing with one of Lord Benjamin's daughters. He didn't seem to be paying any attention on Camila, which made her not want to even look at him. "He really looks as if he is enjoying dancing with Lord Benjamin's daughter." thought Camila sadly.
Lord Benjamin, Duke Benjamin, was a very wealthy man. Part of his wealth came from being the cousin of Queen Neptune of Rome. The queen had granted him with a great amount of land. The other part of his wealth came from the wars he fought in in his youth. Lord Benjamin was married to the daughter of a noble and had three daughters with her. The eldest of the sisters was Rosemary, or Rose for short. She was the most beautiful person in her family, which attracted her many suitors. To Camila, Rose was the picture of perfection. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy73eI8pMl
She stopped watching Reynold and tried to enjoy dancing with Lord Charles. She laid her head on Charles' shoulder and dance with him. After the dance, Lord Charles swept her away to get something to drink. They both had some wine and talked about the adventures Lord Charles had on his voyage. He told of the time when a monkey had gotten on the ship and had eaten many of the resources. When he accidentally gave a woman 5 pears instead of 4, which he thought was hilarious. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6x4laYaGF
Camila disliked the stories that Lord Charles told, but pretended to like them. She didn't want to think about Lord Reynold, the stories helped that. Every time she thought of Reynold, she thought about him with Lord Benjamin's daughter. Camila tried her best to not thing about Reynold and Rose, but her curiosity got the best of her. She peeked over at them, and saw Reynold whisper something into Rose's ear causing them both to laugh. Ugh. They act like such a couple. Thought Camila. "What's wrong?" asked Lord Charles when he noticed that Camila was staring in the other direction. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0CWXXEpgr
"I just find it interesting that Lord Reynold is such a flirt." said Camila not thinking about what she was saying. "I don't like to surround myself with gossip like women do." said Charles proudly. Camila rolled her eyes and tried to calm herself down. She thought about what this night could cause. Maybe Lord Reynold would leave Camila to marry Rose, and Camila would have to be married off to a sexist Lord Charles. Camila couldn't stand the thought and handed Lord Charles her drink. "What's wrong?" asked Charles. "I think I drank to much wine." said Camila trying to act as sick and lady like as she could. Camila walked across the room and stopped in her tracks when Charles was behind her. "I hope this doesn't ruin your night, sire. Please enjoy the festivities." 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogdPcbKEWC
Lord Charles went back to his spot and began to talk to other young ladies. Camila now felt sick to her stomach and ran to her bedchambers. I am not special to anyone. Camila thought sadly laying on her bed. No matter who I go with, they could replace me with the snap of their fingers. I am just an object that can be replaced. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeswzfzEIIJ
When Camila walked out of the ballroom, it sparked the attention of Lord Reynold. He went after her leaving behind Rose and the other ladies that liked him. "Camila, what is wrong?" he when he got to Camila's door. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcLxsZkwlr
Camila wiped the tears from her face and re-did her makeup. She might feel low down, but she cant let anyone see it especially Reynolds. Even though any man could replace her, she couldn't replace them. I guess that was the cruel truth of the time. "Go away please, Reynold." said Camila in a lady like voice. Reynold put his ear to the door and said, "What is the matter Camila? Please don't shut me out." said Reynold. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CCEIbzOpF
"I just had some food poisoning. I will be better in the morning." said Camila reassuring. Reynold got his ear off the door, and walked slowly down the hall leaving Camila alone. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlC69SJrcP
"What would mother say?" wondered Camila. At times like this, she would go to Lily for support. However, Lily was gone with her fiancé. Camila knew that her parents would have told her not to follow her heart, but her brain. Her heart told her to go for Lord Reynold, but her brain told her to go for Lord Charles.
Camila wept herself to sleep that night. All of her troubles were so tiring.
In another part of the castle, Elizabeth was in her bedchambers with her mother. "If you are going to be in your bedchambers for the rest of the two weeks, we need servants we can trust. We don't need rumors about you spread the castle." said Lucy. Lucy left quickly to gather some servants. Elizabeth was there left for her thoughts.
"Wow." she thought. When Elizabeth had just come to Rome, she was an innocent lovable girl in love with her fiancé. Now, she is pregnant before she was married. She had made her best friend leave the country and her other best friend hate her. Last but not least, she didn't know who her fiancé was anymore. One minute he is the lovable prince. The next moment he is an obnoxious king to be, that wants women to do whatever he says.
"I wonder what father would have said." thought Elizabeth. She remembered the times that her father would take her for picnics and show her how to rule. Elizabeth remembered how he was a great and just king. Then she remembered how he died in a fire, a fire lit from rebels. Even though the rebels were caught, there was still an ache in her heart. "I wonder was father a prince like Antonius." Maybe Antonius would be a just king. Maybe it was his teen problems making him act the way he did. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrF0gPNVxZG
Soon, Queen Lucy arrived with five servants. Helga, Emerald, Sarah, Margaret, and Sasha were the names of the servants. They were the trusted hand picked servants of the queen. They would hide the secret of the pregnancy and make sure there were no miscarriages.
Queen Elizabeth was now ready for the two weeks. No one was allowed into her bedroom except her ladies-in-waiting and the servants.
Elizabeth felt quite lonely. She remembered the times when she was a regular teenager and could run around with her friends at the castle. She remembered when she, Camila, and Lily were close like sisters. Now, they had deserted her and she had to wait in her room for 2 weeks for her wedding day.
The next morning, Camila was awoken by the sound of her servants coming into her room. "Wake up, my lady." said one of the servants gently. Camila woke up and the servants prepared her a bath. Afterward, she got dressed and had her breakfast in her room. Her servants applied her makeup, then she went down to the garden.
Once in the garden, Camila sat in her favorite spot and thought. She didn't have a lot of time to think, for Lord Reynold came into the garden. "Oh no." thought Camila. She was sure that he would ask her about last night.
Lord Reynold sat next to Camila and didn't talk about last night. "Where do you want to go next?" Lord Reynold asked like nothing happened. "How could he be asking this at such a time?" thought Camila. A face of disgust spread over Camila's face then she turned away from Reynold.
"What's wrong?" asked Lord Reynold. How could Camila explain to him that Lord Charles was to be her future husband? How would you explain to her soon to be fiancé that your majesty found you another groom?
"You are my problem." said Camila crying. "I saw you with Lord Benjamin's daughter." Lord Reynold looked like an idiot right there in front of Camila. He seemed not to know anything about what Camila was accusing him of. "What was wrong with dancing with his daughter?" asked Reynold.
"You looked like you liked her, and she you." said Camila. "You seemed like you didn't care for me, but for her. I don't blame you, she is better than me." Camila looked away from Reynold and walked back into the castle. Lord Reynold got up and ran after Camila. Camila was too quick, Reynold had lost her. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1F131pQv4
Camila ran from Reynold without looking where she was going. The only thing that was important to her was to get away from Reynold. Now that he was gone, she noticed she was in the throne room. Camila went to the right hall of where the thrones were located. She had never been to that part of the castle before. She knew it was forbidden for her to search the castle, however she did it anyway. 629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzVt4gkXKZ
After going down a few corridors, she seemed to be in the king's private wing. This part of the castle was strictly off limits to everyone except royalty and the royalty's servants. When Camila noticed where she was, she heard the sound of servants coming. She quickly bolted into a random room. Camila let out a sigh of relief, but that victory wasn't held for long. "Hello." said a familiar voice. Camila turned around to see King Apollo with Queen Neptune. Camila surely was going to get into a lot of trouble.629Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMYtJAdTqI
