Chapter 2

                         Part 3: The Fall!

     As Grace is looking though the paper’s for the guard schedule she hear’s a creek from the hard spruce wood floor Grace’s face go’s pale as she slowly turn’s around, She set’s her forest green eye’s on a tall and stoic figure, Looking up to meet his gaze she peer’s into his dark gold eye’s covered by his pitch black hair gently framing his well formed face, Trying to gather her though’s she step’s back trying to lean on the desk behind her missing the edge of the desk she fall’s flat on her back side,

 Grace : OUCH!!

     Grace’s face become’s flush as she look’s back up! Kneeling down the man try’s to contain his chuckling as he put down the box in his hand then extending his hand  to her he ask’s,

??? : Are you alright? That was quite the tumble you just had,

     Grace quickly look’s away trying to avoid his gaze as she give’s him her hand,

 Grace : I’m quite alright, I thank you for your concern!

     Grace try’s to speak more timidly as to try to disguise her voice, Gently taking her hand he help’s her to her feet,

 ??? : There you are, I would advise you to try to watch you step’s next time I don’t want to injure yourself!

 Grace : Thank you, I will try to be more carful next time!!

 ??? : I do hope so! So what exactly are you doing in the Master’s study? 

 Grace : Umm.., What am I doing in the Master’s study?!!! 

 ??? : Yes?

     Grace thought for a moment, This was never part of the plan! She was hoping there would be anyone around since they where suppose to be more focused on the Marquess who was visiting, Though She need to reply to him and she need to make up something fast! Who know’s what will happen if she get’s caught,

 Grace : Oh, Well I was umm.., Told to come to the Master’s study to organize and dust it hehehe..,

      Grace hoped that he would believe her lie,

 ??? : Oh really! I was sent here to deliver this box here, It was a gift from a Noble you see though the Master is not too fond of him,

 Grace : Oh I see, The poor Master hehe…., He must be so umm.., Uncomfortable being around that Noble!!

 ??? : Yes, From what the Master said to me he is a very unbearable man even though he come’s from the Kingdom of Tide’s,

 Grace : Really……, Are P-people from the Kingdom of Tide’s that unbearable?

      Grace felt as though there was a rock in her throat as she waited for his response she could even feel her hand’s start to tremble,

 ??? : Well I’m not really sure, There are not many of them out here, So I don’t think that I can be a good judge on this matter because I don’t know if they are truly unbearable!

     Grace Look up to meet his gaze, In that moment she felt as though she had learned something new, Not every one feel’s as though they have the right to judge people whom they don’t know or have never met, 

 Grace : What a unique way to think about it,

 ??? : Thank you Umm, If I may What is your name? 

 Grace : My name…, It Grace you can call me Grace!

     Grace never had such a feeling in her, She felt as though she had never smiled in such a way before as she said her own name to another,

 ??? : Grace It nice to meet you I’m Douglas,

      He gently kissed the back of her hand,

 Grace : It’s nice to meet you too Douglas, 

 Douglas : Well I better let you get to organizing, I’m sure the Master is looking forward to having a nice and clean office!

      Douglas put the box on the desk, Then he quietly left the study, Grace watch the door for a while after he left whispering to herself,

 Grace : I hope we meet and soon Douglas!………., WAIT What am I saying!  Do I not realize what just happened!!! I just told someone I was here to clean!! And to top it off this is the Master’s study of all places!!!!!! 

     She sigh’s before going back to looking for the guard’s schedule, As she go’s though looking for it she clean’s and dust’s as she go’s pondering to herself who exactly he is in the “Master’s” castle and if she really will ever see him again just thinking about it she get’s this fuzzy feeling in her chest? Or is it in her stomach? She has never felt tis feeling before she can’t help but smile at the thought of seeing him again, While she is stuck in her thought’s she manages to find what she is looking for but it is incomplete, Taking out her quill and parchment she copy’s the schedule and then put is bak with the other paper’s in a neat and organized stack, It remind’s her of the work that she was learning to do for becoming a future queen, After finding what she needed she quietly returned to her “room” with her finding’s, And new friend?! Who know’s if they will even meet again.