Chapter 31: Tour of the Prince's Room

After climbing three long stairs and turning in the hallways, they stood outside the black door with gold intricate designs on the panels that matched the doorknob and knocker. It was different from other doors that she saw on their way.

Ms. Cora opened it.

Darkness. She could barely make out the furniture in the room. Ms. Cora stepped inside the room. Not knowing what to do next, she stayed at the threshold. It was so dark that she couldn't see where the old woman was heading.

All of a sudden, the rays of the sunshine swarm into the room; lighting the whole area with warm light. The warmth made her relax. It is the first sun rays that hit her this morning. She needed that.

Her mouth drops when she finally takes notice of the room. It was so big that she felt it was not the best description of the room. There were almost three combined rooms of the living rooms in her house. It was luxurious as it should be. It's the room of the crowned prince after all. Her eyes shifted to the bed.

"Wow"

It was the black-colored king-sized bed that they are calling. 3 to 5 people can fit in the huge bed. There was a door on the opposite side of the bed that she guessed was the bathroom. Another set of doors in the far end of the room. On the right side, we're thin flat long and narrow pieces of wood fastened on a wall with piles of books on it. The room was painted red and the furniture was black. A big gold sculpted sword was near the shelves. Further in the room was a black double door that was slightly opened. A long sleek black table with rounded edges was placed in the center accompanied by chairs.

The room was exceptionally elegant. What did she expect? A shabby room?

Seira shook her head to how dumb that idea was.

"It is better to familiarize yourself in the room" Ms. Cora motioned for her to come in, she stepped inside quietly

"This is where the prince eats. He never goes to the dining hall so no matter what, you will bring his food here. Understood?"

"Yes Miss," she said with a nod.

Ms. Cora pushes the big double door, revealing the whole personal dining area of the prince.

There were two small, long cabinets on the opposite side of the wall. A large painting of the back of the kid with long black hair was securely hanging on the wall in line with one of the two chairs. She squinted her eyes; sauntering towards the painting.

"Don't open your mouth or utter any word unless necessary "

The flat voice of Ms. Cora, who was inside a small room, catches her attention. She abruptly turned in her direction and nodded for the nth time this day. A frown appeared on the old woman's face but she didn't ask anything. It was good though as she was sure that she would receive another lecture from the woman.

The room was small and red-colored also. It had a narrowed space enough for one person only. A small table was placed on the wall. There was no other furniture than that.

"You will leave and enter this residence through this room" Ms. Cora walked to the door, narrowing her eyes at Seira when she didn't enter the small room, still rooted at the threshold of the door.

"Why are you still there?"

Realizing that the tour was done, she briskly moved forward. "Oh…. Sorry"

"I will now show you the office of the prince where he deals and worked paperworks related to the kingdom"

She followed Ms. Cora silently; on the same floor after a turn on a hallway, they stopped in front of a wooden door with different carved designs with gold colored designs of a ribbon like in the upper part of the door and a lion figure in gold as well was elegantly placed in the middle.

Ms. Cora opened the door at once. Like before her eyes widened at the sight of the spacious and wide room. Shelves of books and folders were on both sides of the wall, between the desk. Different kinds of skillfully painted canvases were hanging on the wall. In the desk, a telephone, paper, pencil holders and stacks of book, and a picture frame was neatly set down on the table. A painting of the back of a kid with black hair wearing white dress, the same as she saw in the prince's room earlier, was hanging on the wall, right in front of the table. She amble towards the painting; brows furrowed in curiosity.

"This is the prince's office" said Ms. Cora.

She promptly faced the old woman, putting her clasped hands on her back.

"The prince didn't want others to touch his things without his permission. So, don't ever try to lay your hands on anything in this room without the approval and order of the prince, understood?"

Seira nodded her head in understanding. With one last glance at the painting, she turned away and walked to the door, after Ms. Cora.

"Lastly, I will show you the kitchen, the storage room where you will get the cleaning materials and the meals as well as the library, garden and other rooms in the case that the prince needs something. It is important that you're familiar with the way here"

They descend the long set of stairs again and hallways. Her feet were already aching from the shoes.

Ms. Cora suddenly turned and looked at her way; pointed to her head. "Why do you have that thing on your head?"

Surprised, Seira raised her hand to her head. The rough cloth came in contact with her palm. She racks her brain for an excuse but she came up with nothing aside from one thing.

"I am bald" she announced before she could stop herself.

Ms. Cora looked at her with wide eyes, "You're impossible. Why would you make your head bald?"

She pressed her lips; not wanting to answer.

"I will give you an artificial hair. I know Emily has some of that thing"

"Thank you, Ms. Cora"

With a shake of the head, Ms. Cora continues going down the stairs.

Seira mouthed yes; punch the air with a smile. Ms. Cora didn't question her and she can cover her hair now without using a cloth.

…..

Seira gently punched her thigh while her other hand was holding the pail that was filled with cleaning materials. Her feet were aching already. After almost 30 minutes of walking and turning, she was able to see the kitchen, storage room which was very far, and the laundry room. She didn't get to see the head whose name was Emily based on Ms. Cora.

She sighed when she reached the room she was supposed to stay in. There was no sound or any sign that there was someone inside the room. She entered, with her head, peeking first. When she was sure that no one was around, she stepped inside; closing the door.

"Wow"

The room was really big. It is when reality fully sank in her mind when she stood in the middle of the dining room. The folded door was fully opened, letting her have a better view of the whole room.

"Let's endure this for one month" she mumbled.

The loud clang nose of the pail echoed in the room as she put down the container. She half-heartedly started cleaning by sweeping the whole room and dusting the pieces of furniture. The more she moved, the more she realized that the room was spacious. The room was cleaned. It doesn't make sense why she needs to polish the room when it was already cleaned. But she decided to still clean the room to avoid any mishaps. Maybe the prince has an eye that can detect dust.

Seira chuckled with what she thought. Her smile faltered when she reached the parts of the room that were still blanketed in darkness, it was then she realized that the room was eerie. She suddenly felt like a ghost or the prince would appear out of nowhere. Ignoring the chilly feeling, she continued to clean the area as fast as possible.

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