9 Slowly Turning Color (1/2)
After a hot shower and feeling a bit more revived, Alicia felt a lot better. She made her way to the mirror to finish up but paused when she saw her reflection. ”I did not have time to really notice it before but my new body is very pretty. Golden blonde hair and blue eyes. So this is what I will look like from now on.” A smile appeared on Alicia's face. ”Alicia I will give you the life you always dreamed of since you gave me a second chance at life.”
Alicia finished up in the bathroom and put on the plain white dress that she had picked out and headed to the main room. When she exited her bedroom the smell of food filled the air causing her stomach to rumble. It was only now that she remembered that she had yet to eat anything today. Alicia tiptoed to the kitchen to peek in as a bit of drool seeped out of the corner of her lips and slowly made its way to her chin.
Berlin saw the little girl peeking around the corner and smiled. ”Just in time! Go sit at the table and I will bring it right out!”
Alicia quickly ran to the table and sat down. She watched as Berlin came walking out with many plates floating in the air around him. They were full of foods of different kinds. Alicia had no time to be surprised by the plates floating in the air as her eyes were completely glued to the food that was on them.
Berlin placed all the food on the table and looked at the greedy eyes and the drool that was streaming down her chin and chuckled. ”Haha do not worry no one will take this away from you. Go ahead and eat to your heart's content. Just eat slowly so you do not get sick. You will need to eat a lot to help build up your muscles. Training will begin at first light tomorrow. So be prepared!”
”I will make sure to be awake and ready!” Alicia was really looking forward to this training. Knowing that she can become a knight in the future was something she could not wait to accomplish.
”Good! I will go over your daily schedule in the morning. For now, eat! You are nothing but skin and bones, how will you keep up with the schedule I set for you if you have no energy!?” Berlin wondered how this little girl survived up to this point. She was so skinny that it seemed that a slight wind could blow her over.
Alicia wasted no time at all, she cupped her hands and said a word of thanks before she started eating. It was only after a few minutes that she noticed Berlin was not eating. ”Master Berlin, why are you not eating?”
”This food is all for you. I already ate earlier. You just eat up. I have some things to take care of.” Berlin smiled and turned to leave the room.
Berlin went into his own bedroom and sat down at his desk. He pulled out a mirror looking object and placed it onto the desk. The reflection clouded over and soon another man appeared within the mirror. ”Your Majesty! Did you run away again!?”
”Charles, it is not running away. I roam the country to see how our citizens are actually living out their lives. Anyway, I need you to check into something for me.” Berlin's eyes turned cold when he remembered what Alicia had told him.
”What do you need me to do, your Majesty?” Charles could see something must have happened by the look on his Majesty's face.