365 Princess Dorothy’s Tutor (1/2)
Sadly, the foolish king didn't die. In fact, he proved that the potion was a genuine thing. Nobody knew how King Darius would look like if he slimmed down but when he finally did, the maids of the palace were swinging over the good looking unknown man.
The chancellor hated to say it but King Darius was actually quite the looker when he slimmed down. Pity, the slimming potion's effect did not last forever. It wore off after a day.
Reluctantly, the chancellor called for the two envoys to come back to the palace after the drafted the agreement.
Truen looked through the agreement twice and found nothing wrong with it. He signed it and Zero followed him to sign the agreement. The doctor was expecting the agreement parchment to burn up in flames like a magic contract but instead, the chancellor made a copy of the contract and passed them their copy with King Darius' signature and the chancellor's signature beside it as the witness.
”We will start looking for Flintstock after we settle your sister into the palace and get acquainted with the princess. It will take us at least a month to get to where Flintstock is hiding so I advise that you pack whatever you need to pack. Flintstock is a stubborn person who is difficult to please so depending on how fast it takes for you to convince him, the journey might take longer.”
Truen smiled and thanked the chancellor who excused himself and told the royal butler to take the siblings on a palace tour. Zero learnt that the four princes were out on diplomatic missions so only the princess remained behind in the castle with her father and the ministers.
”What kind of person is Princess Dorothy like?” Zero asked the butler who smiled warmly.
”The princess is a very kind child. She doesn't know about what is happening to the citizens as she diets to become King Vivian's ideal lover. We tried to discourage her but she is simply too stubborn. The King was at his wit's end watching her starve herself so he made the stupid policy without the chancellor knowing and passed the law that all citizens residing in the capital should follow the same diet as moral support. I think he mostly wants to see if it was possible for dwarves to meet the beauty standards of a fae when he passed the law but since it was decided by the king, none of what we servants think is important.”
Truen and Zero were shown their rooms for the rest of their stay until they had to leave and Zero admitted it was a lovely room. Still, he felt a little insecure sleeping without Truen now that they were travelling together. For Truen to have to separate from him so soon made Zero reluctant.
”Sorry, butler. Is it possible to share a room with my brother?” Zero asked and the butler blinked.
He felt slightly awkward at the request. ”Miss... don't you think you're a little too old to be sharing a room with your brother?”
With a fond smile and a sigh, the old butler agreed. Zero gave Truen a victorious grin and Truen frowned, bopping Zero lightly on the head before they explored the rest of the huge garden.