<span style="font-family:Handlee">The princess's journey back to her bedroom went smoothly and without any kind of trouble. She was able to sneak back in with no one noticing her absence. Her mind still reeled from the encounter with the mysterious young man and she couldn't help but want to know more about him. Who was he? What had he been doing in the castle? He had said he was not a servant, so surely he was an intruder of some kind. Perhaps she should have called for the guards but she hadn't felt like she was in any kind of danger. <br/>
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Alexandria normally had a good read on people and could tell if they were up to no good or not. This wasn't always the case, of course. However, she didn't feel like he was up to anything bad. She was curious about him and hoped that she might see him again so that she could learn more about him. She had no idea he had plans for joining the tournament and that she would be seeing him sooner than she expected.<br/>
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It took her a few hours to fall asleep, due to her mind plaguing her with many different thoughts. When she finally did fall asleep, her rest easy and peaceful. However, morning came all too soon to the tired princess and she was awoken by her personal servant. The woman chided her for her lazy habits as she got the princess up. A bath had already been prepared for the young princess so that she could get ready for the day.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4d4d">"Remember that the tournament is today, my dear. Your father wants you to be dressed in your finest and to not be late. He wants you to make a good impression on the men participating for your hand in marriage."</span> The woman spoke as she helped the princess into the steaming tub. As soon as she was situated, she began to help the princess wash.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4da6">"I wonder how many knights are participating in the tournament. Do you know?"</span> Alexandria asked, glancing at the older woman who shook her head.<br/>
</span><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff4d4d"><span style="font-family:Handlee">"I'm afraid that I don't have the answer for that, my dear. You will just have to wait and find out for yourself."</span></span><br/><span style="font-family:Handlee"><br/>
The rest of the bath was spent in silence as the woman washed her long blonde hair. Once the bath was done, she was dried and coated in pleasant smelling oils before being dressed in one of her finest dresses. Unfortunately for the princess, this meant that she would have to wear a corset. It was something that Alexandria detested about being a princess. <br/>
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She was then sat in front of her vanity table as her servant went to work on pinning her hair up elegantly, leaving some out to frame her face. The princess watched her as she worked, though didn't say anything.<br/>
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The silence was broken as a knock sounded on the door and the two women looked at it. Tsking, the older woman moved to open it and peer outside where a guard was waiting. Hushed whispers were exchanged before she closed the door and returned to the curious princess.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(255, 77, 77)">"Your father sent a few guards to escort you to the tournament grounds. He has already gone on ahead."</span> Alexandria nodded and stood up, glancing one last time in the mirror. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(255, 77, 166)">"Well, let's get this over with."</span></span>