Leominster: A Short Story

Everything had began magnificently the day I attended the renaissance fair. It was the first time I’d ever been to any festival of the sort, and the air was full of magic. At exactly 10:30 in the morning, the ceremony began. The King and Queen presented themselves atop the castle’s balcony to address their people. As the beautiful royals welcomed us into their kingdom, my heart beat erratically, and I crossed the threshold with my breath held. There were so many events that I wanted to see, and activities I wanted to try; I couldn’t wait to get inside. I wasn’t just an ordinary guest, however, I had a job to do. Carrying my instrument lightly with one hand, dressed as a princess and feeling important, I walked proudly through the bustling

“ I was going to ask you to the dance, if you didn’t get enough courage to ask me!” she said with a smirk.

Once upon a time, In the kingdom of Memphis, a noble queen named Brandi Nicole Williams lived and attended to the renowned university of Lemons-Owens College. At that time, she was trying to escape the responsibilities of a queen and live a normal life. In this school, diverse people and creatures such as humans, fairies, trolls,and witches from different backgrounds attended and worked along with each other. Brandi was a determined woman who worked hard to attend and since she wanted to understand the peasant experience, she did a program that required her to work for the headmaster and get good grades. Brandi wanted to be treated as an equal so she oddly commanded that the people to treat her as an equal. She was also fairly popular and intelligent. She was also hoping for a partner with the same core values, character traits, and someone worthy of being a king. Little did she know that is exactly what she would get.

I nod my head and finally answer his question. "Yes, I'm supposed to meet my partner here. But I must of had gotten the time wrong." I say, about to head back out the doorway. Until I hear Ashton.

Fayette kept her head low, hiding her still light pink cheeks as the others talked about the dance. Her dark blue eyes widened slightly with her cheeks growing even warmer when Reyen spoke that she could be his queen. She knew he was joking and messing around with her, but she wasn’t used to those kinds of things being said about her at all. She could hear Ivana state that she doesn’t want to be Queen either and planned on voting for Carrietta and Matthew planning on voting for Ivana. Fayette jumped when Carrietta threw her arm around her to give her a hug and laid her head on her shoulder. She listened as she tried to cheer her up with Matthew joining in to say that she was the cutest member of the group. Fayette couldn't help but smile at her friend, lightly

Young ladies and gentlemen began to dance and swirl around the center of the ball room while Karolina and her friend were approached by two distinguished ladies. They made their introductions and inquired about Karolina, for they recognized Anna and her husband. They observed Karolina’s simple hairstyle and lack of jewelry. Anna proudly explained to them she was a friend from the Grand Duchy of Baden and described the wedding of Princess Marie both attended back in Mannheim. The two women were suitably impressed as Anna described the members of royalty they had seen. After they left, Anna squeezed Karolina’s hand and mouthed the words “Thank you” to her as other women slowly came up to both them.

"I wanted to welcome and thank you all for attending the first annual Cotillion Ball - an event intended to bring to light the importance of courtesy and decorum. For those of you who attended Courtly dance classes, this is your opportunity to show off what you learned, and for those who didn't hopefully, you shall next year!" she stated after welcoming all to the event.

"I did not know you would be coming!" Sophia said. Her voice was only loud enough to

"All Rise," Mistress Meryl announced after the Royals had been seated and ready to proceed. She then continued to welcome everyone, "My Lords and Ladies, Knights, and Courtiers, and honored visitors from the Outer Bailey this aft, welcome to this session of Royal Court. It has been some eight moons since our last Royal Court was held and I know you are all eager to see the results of this Court's petitions. These will be pending shortly, of course, but first I would cede the floor to Her most benevolent Royal Majesty, and Her Royal

Joe’s face got very straight because he was very surprised and wasn’t so serious about running away.

Those of high and low birth are uniformly welcomed to an evening consisting not of a clash of steel, but of beauty and elegance. Through a night composed from trails boasting one’s allurement, talent, and affluence, however only revered contestants shall advance to the final round; claiming herself Miss Regalia. Those yearning to participate require the backing of any noble house to represent, although all are welcomed to bare witness to the pageant.

By the time Joan returned to the castle, Perceval was already in training out on the field. She did not want to be one of those wives who interrupted her husband’s work, so she watched from a safe distance and planned to speak to her husband during his break time. Several other women stood off at a distance, too, and Joan considered approaching to introduce herself. She hadn’t lived in the castle all that long and there were still so many people to meet. However, she stopped short when she noticed Lady Elora sitting on a fine wool blanket not too far away. The woman wore a voluminous ornamented red dress more suited for a royal event than an afternoon outdoors.

Kaitlyn thought long and hard, trying to remember the faces of the boys of Delta Iota Kappa. “Yeah… I believe so… Are you going?”

The Great Hall was filled with music played by the kingdom’s best orchestra. The king of Corelle has thrown a ball to celebrate the marriage of his first daughter, princess Irene and prince Harvey, who is from the kingdom of Adrany. The two kingdoms have been in conflict for several decades but the gap was officially being closed. Although the gates of the palace were closed, royalty from different kingdoms were already socializing. Noblemen come here for the opportunity of new businesses, while noblewoman come to find dates themselves, but the main focus of the banquet was on the two princesses Irene and Valentine. Princess Valentine was from the neighboring kingdom, Ecria. The two princesses were known to have been close since birth, both with personalities like day and night. The ball was absolutely stunning however nobody knew that Harvey and Valentine already had their hearts set on each other years earlier, oblivious to this fact Irene was only thinking about her upcoming wedding.

“Dance! L’s Mom,” he signs back asking if he will get to dance with Landon’s mom, the P.E teacher.