I am not sure how long we are outside, but it is long enough, and we decide to go back to the castle.
Sloan
We are getting ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow is a big day. Kaithria is arriving. I want everything and everyone to be ready for her arrival. The maids are busy taking care of the cleanliness of the castle, and the cooks make sure that there will be enough of the delicious dinner on the day of her arrival.
On my way to the stables, I see Megan and Elsie, who are hurrying somewhere.
'Megan?' I call, and she turns around.
'Yes?' She asks, stopping. Her sister starts walking a bit slowly but does not stop, obviously trying to leave us alone.
'Where are you going?' I ask, and the moment I ask it, I realize the stupidity of that question – she is free to go wherever she wants in the castle. I know it, but I just cannot help it – I want to know where she is and what she is doing, and if she is all right.
'I and Elsie have decided to help the maids with their work, as there is nothing more interesting for us to do, and there are too many things to take care of. How to organize everything or take care of the details ' Megan replies, smiling. 'So, we are trying to keep ourselves busy somehow.'
Her reply makes my heart melt. They turned out to be so kind and nice, that they have decided to help the maids, while they are getting the castle ready for my fiancée.
'That is a great thing to do, to help others,' I say, not knowing what else to say. 'Anyways, you can do other things, too, if you are bored,' I add. 'You can go for a walk, or for a horseback ride, or you can keep yourselves busy by doing other things, too.'
'I know, thank you, Sloan,' she says with a tiny smile. 'We will.'
I nod, staring at her, transfixed by how beautiful she is. She waits a bit more, and seeing that I am not talking anymore but staring at her, nods and turns to go. I watch her as she goes and joins her sister. Then they disappear from my sight, as they turn around the corner.
I wish Kaithria is just like Megan. She is beautiful, that is not the question, but I wish she is as kind and nice as Megan. I do not really know Kaithria as a person, but the couple of times that I have seen her she seemed to be nice. I slowly walk towards the stables, wondering why I am so attracted to Megan, knowing full well that I am going to get married with Kaithria. I am glad that Kaithria is arriving tomorrow. I do not know what would happen if she arrived later and I got attracted to Megan even more than I am now.
Chapter 7
Megan
I am in my room, trying to sleep. It is already late, and I am tired, but I cannot sleep. My bed is soft and comfortable, and I made sure Elsie is in her bed before I came into my room. But I am unable to sleep, as there are hundreds of thoughts roaming through my mind - my first day at Domnhall Castle, Sloan, his relatives, the next three days I and Elsie spent here, and everything else that happened during these four days.
Sloan’s clan is just wonderful. Exactly the type of people I would want to have as relatives. His cousins are nice boys, as well as his aunts and uncles are nice people. We get along very well – I am sure his relatives do like me and Elsie. And the maids, too. We try to help them whenever we can, and they are grateful for it.
I have tried not to look for Sloan during these days, as I do not want to seem clingy. But he seemed like he was seeking encounters with me – be it in the garden outside or inside the castle. A couple of times we have met on the staircases and just smiled. Other times he has started small talk, and nothing more. It seems like there is barrier between us after our first conversation about his fiancée, and we cannot talk freely after that. The thing is, his fiancée is arriving tomorrow, and that is what makes me feel tense.
It is too bad that she is arriving tomorrow. I sigh, feeling the horrible sinking feeling in my stomach, which has replaced the feeling of the flying butterflies that I initially had the first day that I arrived here before finding out the truth about Sloan and his fiancée.
I do not realize how I fall asleep. I open my eyes when bright sunlight falls right into my eyes. I realize that today is the day Lady Kaithria MacTravis is arriving. I get up hurriedly, wash my face and pick out one of my pretty colorful earasaids, make a beautiful braid and realize that I got ready for the morning in less than ten minutes, which is a record.