"Thank you so much, Your Highness!"
One by one, the cooks dropped to their knees and thank Emlyn profusely. The girl had to force them to rise several tis before they finally got back on their feet.
"There, there.. it's all right. I just want to let you know that I am grateful," she said with a smile. "Well, then. That's it. I better leave now. Enjoy your gold. Keep it safe and spend it wisely."
"We'll do, Your Highness..." they all said in unison, between their cries.
"Thank you." Emlyn nodded in satisfaction and then left the kitchen.
Gosh, she knew they would be happy to receive her gift, but she didn't expect their reaction to be so over the top. Did they never get any gift or thanks before?
She decided to visit Mrs. Adler and brought her so wine, apple pie, and gave her two gold coins as well. She thought the old lady could use it to buy sothing nice and warm for herself this winter.
Emlyn was determined to not talk about the prophecy or anything as such with the witch.
She thought every ti she and Mrs. Adler talked about it, she beca sad and frustrated, and she didn't even know if the prophecy was accurate.
Why trouble herself with things that would only make her stressed?
So, Emlyn decided to just co and et Mrs. Adler to have a light chat about Winterre. If Mars could spend ti with his friends, then Emlyn could consider she was spending ti with her only friend in Draec.
She was not into shopping today. Maybe next ti, when the weather was good, she could go out again and went to the king's town and buy so things.
"Roshan, could you prepare the carriage for ?" she asked the butler after she summoned him to see her in the dining room.
"Yes, Your Highness. It will be ready in fifteen minutes," he replied after he bowed down in respect to her.
"Good. Let change into sothing practical. I will see you soon," Emlyn said. She went up to her chamber and changed her dress into a n's outfit and was ready in fifteen minutes.
She found the carriage was ready for her outside the castle door. Like always, Roshan was very efficient.
Emlyn wrapped her coat tightly and took a basket with all her gift for Mrs. Adelr and got on the carriage.
After going there a couple of tis, she had co to morize the route. She enjoyed looking out the window and admire the view.
There was snow on tree branches along the way and they reflected the sunlight really nicely. She felt grateful for the good weather. Even though it was freezing cold, but at least it was sunny and beautiful.
She actually used to hate snow, but sohow today she found it beautiful. Ah.. Mars was right. Maybe love can really change people. Emlyn found even mundane things beautiful now.
The carriage arrived in Bydell Village after half an hour and she imdiately got off and walked toward that familiar hut.
KNOCK
KNOCK
"Grandma, are you ho?" She knocked several tis.
She regretted not letting Mrs. Adler know that she would co to visit like she said she would. However, she didn't plan to co here. It was done out of impulse because Mars was leaving to see his friends and the weather was good to go out.
She hoped Mrs. Adler was ho, but if she wasn't, Emlyn would just leave her gift basket on the porch so the old woman could enjoy it after she returned.
CREAK
The door was opened and the old witch showed up from behind it. Her wrinkled face looked surprised to see Emlyn.
"Hey.. young lady, what are you doing here?" she asked with he croaked voice.
Emlyn shrugged. "The weather is good to go out, so I decided to co here."
"Oh.. don't you have anywhere else to go?" the witch asked.
Emlyn pursed her lips. She didn't have any friends in the capital. However, it was embarrassing to tell this witch that Emlyn ca to visit her because Mrs. Adler was her only friend.
It sounded really pathetic, didn't it?
"Nah... I just happened to be around the area, cough cough..." Emlyn decided to lie. "I thought why not pay you a visit. Can I co in?"
"Yes, sure." The witch opened the door for her and let her in.
Emlyn was stopped in her track as she slled a delicious fragrant wafted in the air. She loved this sll. "Are you making ginger tea?"
The witch nodded. "Yes, I am. Would you like a cup?"
"Yes, please...!" The girl beca so excited. Winterre had this special drink for winter. It was ginger tea with several other herbs. She felt like she was in Winterre whenever she slled it.
Ahh.. she should ask the cooks in the castle to make this drink for her too. It would be nice to enjoy this with Mars while cuddling near their fireplace.
She had introduced her favorite dishes and her apple pie, now, she could also start introducing her hotown's other specialties.
She had told the crown prince about Winterre flower. Soday if they could visit her kingdom, she would show him the real thing.
Before that happened, she would want him to try several other things from Winterre too, like this ginger tea!
"I brought you sothing," Emlyn gave the basket to Mrs. Adler. "A bottle of wine and an apple pie."
"Ahh.. thank you!" Mrs. Adler accepted the basket with a happy face.
She took out the wine bottle and admired it. She knew it was the best wine on the continent and felt grateful for the gift.
It would surely beco handy in this cold winter, she thought. She would only drink a little every ti so it could last longer.
"This apple pie is really good. Perfect for our ginger tea," she comnted. "I will prepare this for us."
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