T-Girl fairy tale 2

“How can that be? Even when father was alive he didn’t have enough standing to be invited to a ball at the castle. I have even less status than he had and have fallen off of the edge of the world as far as royalty is concerned. Did you know that Martha plans to have her daughters try to woo Angel’s castoffs so they can live in luxury?”

“I did not, but it is of no importance to me. If she can marry those harpies off, so much the better. I’m only concerned with the welfare of my charge.” With a flourish of his hand Gerald made an ornate card appear, then with a flip of his wrist he sent is sailing onto the bed beside Jared. Jared picked it up uneasily from the bed and looked closely at the writing on it. In a flowing script it said,

‘You are here by commanded by Princess Angel to attend a royal ball to be held in my honor on the feast of Beltane. I wish to meet each and every eligible man in my kingdom and from those in attendance will choose my husband.’

“How did you get this?” Jared asked in wonder.