Chapter 55: Chamber Encounter
Treading past the colonnade and feeling the warmth of the early afternoon sun on her tender skin, Samantha eventually found herself making it to the East Wing of the Palace where she later found Lucy. The beautiful brown-skinned lady had used a blue ribbon to tie her raven-colored curly hair into a neat ponytail, and she was about to step into the building, whilst holding a number of freshly laundered pillow slits and bedspreads in a tray.
She had been worried about Lucy since she got sent to serve the guests at the East Wing of the Palace yesterday, but after seeing her dear friend was in good shape, her worries automatically deteriorated.
Noticing the doe-eyed Samantha who waved at her from where she stood, Lucy decided to wait for the young lady to join her, and after a quick exchange of the usual greetings, Samantha kindly assisted Lucy with some of the bedspread, and they stepped inside together.
"Do tell, it’s quite rare to see you around these parts of the Palace, did they send for more servants?" Inquired Lucy as she looked at Samantha, but the young woman simply shook her head with a faint smile.
"The main Palace has been solemn without you, I heard the burial rites of the Queen Mother had been performed, and the royal guests will be taking their leave tomorrow, so I guessed you’d be needing a helping hand."
"Indeed I do." Lucy sighed wearily to herself as her heavy shoulders slumped, "this bedspreads are for a few guests, the Kings and Queens from other close kingdoms will be leaving early, but some of the princesses and Princes will stay until tomorrow - the stress."
"I’m free as of now, why don’t you let me fill in some of the bedspreads for you, just tell me which rooms requested for these."
"You are a darling Sam, but Lord Ivan might not approve if he finds out you’re here." Lucy didn’t want to put her friend in any sort of trouble. The fact she had snuck here to see her already warmed her heart, no one has ever done that for her, so it would be inconsiderate of her to take advantage, but then, she noticed the way Samantha rolled her eyes at that statement before whispering.
"He won’t know I’m here. He’s too busy dealing with the Palace crises to notice my absence, for the meantime at least, and besides, I’m only helping you lay some of the bedspreads, I won’t take that long."