Knocking on a dark blue door, I bowed as it opened.
"Good afternoon, Queen Syris" I greeted humbly at the woman who stood by the fireplace.
She didn't even spare a glance as she drank her white wine. "Jacob, Jose, Nanny's here for lunch" she announced, knowing the schedule like the back of her hand.
"Yes, mother" Jacob mumbled, walking past my while Jose stayed silent as he followed his younger brother outside.
"I'll return the young princes to the madam, later" I informed her.
Her dull blue eyes flickered over to my position. "Guard them, will you? I can't trust that old hag to be alone with my children" she grumbled, her grip on her wine glass tightened.
I held in my gasp at her insult to the queen mother(mother of the king). "As you wish, your majesty"
Closing the door, I turned to the two princes.
"Good afternoon, Prince Jacob"
"Prince Jose"
"Good afternoon, Nanny" they both greeted back., still uncomfortable with the silence after my talk with their mother. "Now, let the maids guide you to the dining room, ok? Be good to the while I fetch your other siblings" I smiled at the two.
Jacob nods, "Yes, nanny"
Jose frowns. "Is the queen mother asking for me and Jacob, again?" He asks, frustration could be seen clearly on his face.
Smiling pitifully, I nodded. "Yes, Prince Jacob. You know how the Queen mother adores your family line"
He couldn't only sigh at me, both him and his mother felt uncomfortable with the old woman. "...Let's just hurry, so we can go home earlier" Jose turned to Jacob,walking ahead as half of the maids walked behind him
"See you later I guess, nanny!" Jacob waved as he ran after his older brother.
Seeing them walk away, I shook my head and walked to the garden.
"Hey! Stop touching Leo!"
"Hmph! Just let us hug him once! No way!"
Walking up to the noisy garden, I smile at the sight of Alex, Aiden and Charles running around with Leo(Charle's cat) and Charle's arms.
"Princes"
The three boys stopped once they heard my voice.
"Nanny!" The three of them yelled excitedly, running up to me and jumping up on my arms. And with that, Leo-
"MEEEEOOOOWWWW!!!"
Charles immediately let the cat go whom hissed at him. "Ah, sorry about that, Leo haha..." he scratched the back of his neck. "I guess I was too excited to see Nanny..."
Charles
I smile at his cuteness and patted his head. "Such a kind prince"
Alex and Aiden both pouted, ironically that they're both twins. "We're kind princes too, Nanny! Charles is in no way kind! He wouldn't even let us touch Leo!"
Alex
Aiden
Charles glares at them. "Leo doesn't like anyone but ME!"
"That's not true!"
Laughing at the childish bicker, I pinched their cheeks. "You're all so adorable, now go to the dining room before the emperor grow impatient. I smiled.
Their faces paled at the mention of their father.
"O-ok, we'll go right away" they gulped and quickly ran past me. Fear clearly seen in their eyes as a sweat trickled down their flawless skin.
Frowning at their fear of the king, I only stayed silent before searching for the final last prince.
"Prince Simon, are you in here?" I called out to the blue haired prince. My eyes scanned the tall shelves of books, the strong scent of dust and old paper filled my senses, it was truly remarkable of how many books were stored in the royal library.
"Prince Simon? It's time for lunch!" I called out once again, walking by the rows and columns of books and papers.
Simon, the youngest child in the royal family. His mother, Queen Cecilia, had been banished out the kingdom due to her plot to kill the emperor. She had been the oldest Queen in the bunch yet she was the last one to bare a child, suspicion grew like wildfire when the prince was born.
Blue eyes and Blue hair.
The king nor did the queen had blue hair.
Accusations of her infidelity to king quickly surfaced. The queens wanted her out because even when Queen Cecilia bore no successor, she still has the largest ample of authority out all of them combined. After all, she is the sole reason on why the king rose to his throne.
"Take care of my son, Gretel... My son... must live" Queen Cecilia coughed weakly on the dungeon floor, her skin was pale as a sheet of paper.
Gretel, the head maid before me, nodded to the queen's wishes. "As you wish, madam" she held the lady's hand. "I'll do so even if you don't say a word, I shall risk my life for him"
And for that, she did.
After disagreeing with the emperor about Simon's execution, she was placed in his stead in return that he had no right to the throne.
With her dying breathe, she stared at the baby Prince Simon in my hands before a tear left her eye.
"Don't make promises you can't keep" she worded to me before the guillotine sliced her head clean off her shoulders.
"Nanny? What are you doing here?"
A soft voice yet stern asked me from behind. My eyes met his sky-like eyes while his blue hair truly stood out from the bland color of the library.
"Prince Simon, you must hurry to the dining area. Your father and your siblings wait for your arrival" I usher him out the room.
His young plump face harden. "I don't want to go, Nanny. Just bring my food to my room"
I stop, staring at him saddened face before sighing. "I'll surely get in trouble with this" "Fine" I sighed.
"Really, Nanny? Thank you!!" He turns and jumps in my arms, hugging my belly tightly.
Smiling softly at his embrace, I caress his head. "Better act like your sick, ok?"
He stares up at me with a bright smile. "Yes!"
"Hm? Where is the 8th prince?" The king, Leonidas, asked, his large frame almost spilling out of his large seat. A golden cup of wine in his hand, he barely looked at my direction.
"The 8th prince, Prince Simon is feeling under the weather, your majesty. He had asked for the trouble he might have caused and will surely try to make it to dinner later tonight" I informed the king.
"I did not ask for the name for that unruly brat now, did I?" King Leanidas growled, slamming down his golden cup down at the table. Cracking the glass underneath the table cloth and scaring the younger princes. "Huff... damn it. Just start the lunch"
Bowing, I held my trembling hand. "Understood, your majesty"