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As we walked through the small village, a little girl with red pigtails came up to me. “Excuse me, can you help us?” The little girl asked softly and shyly. I looked around for a mother or a father, but there was no one around. “Help you with what?” I asked kindly.

Then another little girl with big blue eyes came up beside the other girl and stared up at me.

“Where are your parents?” I inquired.

The two girls glanced at each other with sadness behind their eyes. I wanted to help them, but I couldn’t if they weren’t willing to be open with me.

A young lady began walking by us and I stopped her. “Excuse me, miss, do you know these children and where they live?” I asked her.

The lady looked at the children with pity and then back at me. “They’re orphans. They have no home.” She whispered.

My heart ached for these kids. They were so young and sweet, I couldn’t imagine them living on the streets. “There isn’t an orphanage here?” I inquired.

“No. The stewardess doesn’t want to spend the money on building one. She doesn’t care about anyone or anything, except for money. They are only a couple of the orphans here, there are many more.” The lady replied.

“Well, can’t the people here pitch in some money to build one?” Monica suggested.

“Yeah, or even, why doesn’t anyone give them a place to live for now?” Corinne asked.

“No one can afford anything like that. The taxes here are sky high. Folks around here barely have enough money to buy supper for the table.” The lady explained.

Another lady walked by us and stopped, gazing directly at me. “How dare you wear clothes like that here! This is absolutely inconceivable!” The woman shouted. Then Corinne mouthed the words “You should’ve worn the dress.” at me. I just sighed and shrugged it off.

“I’ve never seen you here before. Who are you?” The woman asked with suspicion.

“I’m Allie Gramer, the rightful heir to the throne of Feorden.” I said proudly.

“Y- you’re the lost princess?” The other young lady stammered.

“Yes, I am. And I want to help restore the peace and happiness of this kingdom.” I stated with a smile.

The other woman laughed and said, “Good luck with that, dearie. The palace guards wouldn’t even let you enter the palace. And even if they did, the stewardess would deny you as the lost princess.”

The other lady came up to me and whispered, “Can you really restore this kingdom?”

“Yes, I will do everything I can.” I replied boldly.

She gave me a hopeful smile and said, “Then go. The sooner this kingdom is restored, the better.”

As I was walking past her, she stopped me. “I have to tell you that the stewardess is insanely stubborn and obsessed with ruling. She will not easily give up the throne to you.” She warned.

“Whether it’s easy or not, really doesn’t matter, because I am taking back the throne no matter what. But thank you for the warning, miss.” I said gratefully.

She smiled and said, “You can call me Adella. Best of luck to you, Your Highness.”

That’s the end of this part! Next part coming soon! 😀

~Jaclynn~