When Conquistador Visits

Chapter 1: At Her Majesty's Order

"At Her Majesty's Order, Cornelia Conquistador, the special emissary, was sent to inspect the status quo of a particular country, Iceland."

Madame Cornelia, the Conquistador of Her Majesty's Government, informed me of her errands and mission in Iceland and decided that I accompany her in her adventure. It's a huge privilege for a personal assistant to accompany a high-ranking officer of Her Majesty's Government.

I helped her pack her things, arranging the luggage and listing necessary schedules that she have had instructed me to include. We traveled by air, in most common terminologies, a "plane". The Conquistador maintains her punctuality and strictness on time-management. We left her house three-thirty in the morning, I can see her eagerness through the aggressive sway of her three-strand braided chestnut-colored hair.

We left England at five o'clock in the morning to begin our errand in Iceland. Madame Cornelia, always lithe, even in her deep slumber her posture's nevertheless shows grace and poise. At Her Majesty's Order, the Conquistador was assigned to make some inspection in the status quo of the designated country, Iceland. Madame Cornelia, not just the Principal Attendant of the Cabinet working alongside the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, but also the Special Emissary of Her Majesty's Government.

Being her assistant precedes the opportunity to make some errands, and it's well merited.

It was nine o'clock in the next morning when we finally arrived in Iceland. Madame Cornelia took a deep breath as she looked around while smiling.

"What a lovely morning, don't you think?" asked she while smiling.

"Indeed." I replied.

"Let's go, we're going to visit her."

Actually, I don't know who's this her, but I'm very excited, it's my first time in Iceland, and I was very fortunate that my boss needed my assistance, this mission should only be for the Special Emissary, and I am just her personal assistant.

She has her own form of natural justice. There was a time when she didn't attend in the conference, so she instructed me to be her substitute and would like me to personally attend the meeting for her, because she had something to do. Not only that, she even instructed me with her consent and her identification card to make some errands regarding a visit nearby regions in England, but I didn't have any choice but to follow the Conquistador.

I really don't have any idea whither we are going, so I asked her.

"Where exactly is our destination?" asked I curiously.

"You'll find out soon, just follow my lead." smiled she while hitching a ride.

We rode a taxi, I can see the mild excitement in her smiling face, as she looked around the streets through the taxi's window wearing her sunglasses. I was still curious about the location of our destination, but I put my trust in my boss and kept my questions in silence.

Finally we have arrived in the front of the gate of a mansion. 'I wonder if she has something to do with this', I asked myself.

"Isn't she wonderful?" smiled she while removing her sunglasses.

"Heavens! She's wonderful! How come you never mentioned this one to me?" asked I wearing an amazed face.

She continued smiling as a middle-aged gentleman in a black suit opened the gate for us.

"Welcome back Madame." he greeted with a smile.

"Thank you Mr. Merlot. Please instruct David and Jerry to bring our luggage in the second floor. And please tell Mr. Ryle to prepare the lunch." she instructed while removing her hat.