A Royal Respite

It was time to return as the princess, and washing away my current life to fit into the too-small shoes forced on me was the first step. As I pulled on the last fresh pair of clothes from my bag, I had to resist the urge to flop face-first down on the bed and sleep the day away.

Instead, I cracked the door open, and when I heard that the lunch rush in Doris's dining and sitting room had died down