Princess Anne
Dear Princess Julie,
I regret that I must write to you without the proper writing utensils
(just look at this penmanship) but I must write this quickly so that no one
in the entire castle may see it. Of course you know of Prince Joseph whom you
are to be wed? His brother, Prince Phillip, who wishes to wed me, has
announced that the wedding will be in a month, for he has been planning this
for years. We need to think of something, and fast.
-Anne
P.S. How do you like my stationery? It was made for me by order of Father, for he thinks I must "Expand my horizons." Now just how stationery is going to expand my horizons, I have no idea, but I have no objections to the lovely stationery.
P.P.S. Maybe he means writing to people from other countries?
That was a letter written before they were separated and before they knew the wedding date for sure. "Julie! Come quick!" whispered Anne, as she crouched near a door. Julie crawled over, with a look of pure puzzlement on her face. "Whatever are you doing crouched down by the door like that?"
"Shhhh. They'll hear you! Mother and Father are in there, they're talking about who we are to marry."
"Of course they are, now that we are getting older. Now please, leave me alone, I have to get ready for a ball. Although I dread going, for it's with the Prince of Brodington, his Royal LOWNESS Prince Joseph, I at least have to make a good appearance."
"Julie, that' just it, Mother wants you to be wed to him, and I to his younger brother, Prince Phillip!"
"WHAT?!?!?!?!? Oh no, I just thought we were supposed to play with them, not marry them. Oh my goodness. What will we do? When are they planning the wedding?"
"Hold on be quiet, NEXT MONTH?!?!?!"
"Anne, hush up, they'll hear you. Oh what will we do, I have no idea."
"Julie we must think of something."
"There is only one thing that I can think of, and that is running away."
"Well, we would have to go soon, because King Henry just changed the date to three weeks from now!"
Both girls were very frustrated and were on the verge of tears. Going to their own quarters, they found out that they were to be separated for the next three weeks to be purified. Oh, my God, I am going to cry. How can I talk to Anne, I must think of a way. While Julie was getting her bed- clothes on she also cleaned out her dresser draws to get her mind off of things. Inside was the stationary that Prince Mathew had given her. "That's it!" Julie thought to herself, I will write her a letter. While she was looking for her ink well there came a knock at the door. It was Marta, Anne's servant. She had a tray with a letter on it that was addressed to Princess Jewls (that was Julie's nick- name). "She is a quicker writer then me," Julie told Marta. Closing the door she read the letter from her sister, this was the response to it:
Dear Anne-
Father would scream with hate at my penmanship! Just look at it!!! I
mean I am writing in print.
I over heard mother and father talking to King Henry, the father of the two devils that we must marry, and they said that the wedding is going to be in 3 weeks!!! Not a month, 3 weeks! I am scared stiff! We must run away, that is the only option. Tomorrow night we shall leave, when the clock strikes 11:45 meet me in the stables. Pack only what you need. I will write a list on what I will pack, so you don't pack double. Here is my list:
1 ball gown (my favorite)
1 terra
1 pair of nice shoes
Pretty jeweled clips
2 pairs of stockings
2 under slips
Make up
4 pairs of breeches
6 tops
1 nice over coat
Lots of bed- cloths
Many under things
2 pairs of shoes
Lots of hair ties
A hat in case we must disguise ourselves as boys
My horse Star Bright
Please write back soon, I must know if I need anything else, write a list in what you are bringing, and also we need food. You will ride Star Light, ok?
Write back as soon as possible
-Jewls
Dear Jewls,
We are running away for God's sakes Julie, not taking a vacation! How do
you expect to carry all of that? And we still need room for food. It's not
going to be like palace life out there, so we aren't able to take that much
stuff! Here is a list of what I shall bring. Of course, if you want to bring
everything on that list, you may do whatever you want, but I shall not carry
any of it for you.
1 ball gown
1 pair of breeches and an overskirt (Remember that Prince Hose from Spain
that came to see us about a month ago? He left some of his clothes here by
accident; his servants were not very good packers. Anyway, I shall use them,
they'll be a little big, but they will work.)
1 pair of shoes
When we leave, I shall wear a dress (not a ball gown) shoes, stockings, underslips and underthings, hair ties, and a coat, so that I will not have to carry them.
Also, Marta wishes to come. She says if she remains in the castle when it is found out that we are missing, she will probably be killed for not protecting me. So, if it is all right, she will be coming, and will be able to carry a few more things. If Cassie (YOUR SERVANT) wants to come also, please notify me. Marta said she will be able to get at least 4 days food rations from the kitchen stock, so we have at least that much covered.
Please write back, we must work out the details soon!
Move love and good luck,
Anne
Anne,
I will cut down on my list here it is revised:
1 ball gown (my favorite)
1 terra
1 pair of nice shoes
Pretty jeweled clips
2 pairs of stockings, I will wear one pair
Under slip I will wear it
Make up, we can share it
2 pairs of breeches
3 tops
Over coat
Underthings
2 pairs of shoes
Lots of hair ties
A hat in case we must disguise ourselves as boys
My horse Star Bright
I know that this is a lot, but we can share some of our things. I asked Cassie if she wanted to come and she said that she would be delighted. I am so happy. I told her that since she doesn't have many clothes, that she can bring the exact same things as me. That way we will all have nice dresses. Cassie can get a hold of fabric, so that we can fix our clothes and alter them. I thought that would be useful. I heard Jake, the hostler, say that he just got two horses in, they were abused, we can take them for Cassie and Marta, ok?
We leave in 2 hours, ok? Write back soon, very soon. Please thank you!
-Julie
Julie-
I commend you on cutting down your list; it is much better. It's great
that you found out about the horses for Cassie and Marta, the trip will be
much easier now. Anyway, we need to find a meeting place for tomorrow night.
Perhaps by the royal fountain? Ohh wait, that won't work, the guards are
always patrolling. We also need to think of a way to get to the stables. Ohh,
this is so complicated. But then again, it is far less drastic than marrying
one of the, umm, well, lets call them "untouchables."(Or how about their
royal lownesses?)
Marta is working on possibly escaping through the servants tunnel.(You know, the tunnel they walk through as so not to disturb the royalty?) She thinks we might be able to escape through there because it exits out into common ground, out of the palace boundaries, and there are no guards. The only problem would be getting the horses. Tell me what you think, and ask Cassie if she knows anything.
-Anne:-)
PS- I know this sounds stupid, but where exactly are we going to go, I mean, are we just going to wander around for the rest of our lives?
