Chapter 217: MORNING DISTURBANCE
Iris woke up the next morning and found herself alone. She looked at the spot beside her and knew Cane had slept there last night because that side was slightly unkempt, but it seemed he left very early in the morning.
Iris couldn’t recall his presence, because she slept throughout the night and didn’t wake up at all. She was very tired after their long journey and had seemingly passed out the moment her head hit the pillow and felt the comfort of the bed after weeks of sleeping inside the shaking carriage.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned. She felt like she could continue to sleep until noon, but then Hanna entered the bedroom with a tray full of breakfast. Her face looked ecstatic to see Iris was up, as she giggled when she saw her hair. It almost looked like a lion’s mane, as it framed her tiny face.
"Your hair looks cute," Hanna commented, as she put down the tray and sat down on the edge of the bed. She stretched out her hand and pulled her curls free.
With this type of hair, she needed to pay added attention, since brushing it too excessively would only make the curls even messier.
"Come, wash your face and eat your breakfast, we need to see the seamstress for your dress for the ceremony later," Hanna tugged at Iris’ hand, trying to make her get off the bed. "You need to try on your dress for tonight too, tonight is the new year’s eve! You didn’t forget about it, right?"
Because Hanna was the personal maid for Iris, thus all the rundown was given to her by the head servant from the palace.
The ceremony would be held two weeks from now and since tonight was a monumental event of the year, needless to say, there would be a big party to celebrate it, where the palace would open their gates to greet the commoners. This occasion only happens once a year.
"I didn’t forget," Iris replied sleepily, as she got off the bed and went to the bathroom. She didn’t forget about the new year’s eve, but because nothing interesting happened during the celebration of the new year before this, she wasn’t really looking forward to it. It felt like only another day had passed. There was nothing special about it and Hanna knew.