
"Look..!
"Look..!
"Look..!"
The door of the workroom is knocked from the outside. Princess Artha and Natalie who were in the study turned to the voice.
"Your highness princess Artha, Robie asked permission to face." said Robie from behind the door.
"Please come in, Robie!" exclaim princess Artha.
Robie goes into the room where Princess Artha and Natalie are.
"What's up Robie?" ask princess Artha.
"There's something I want to say to your majesty" he said seriously.
Princess Artha looked at the astonished look on Robie's face that looked very serious, not as usual.
"Is this news really important?" ask Princess Artha again.
" Yes, your highness. It's about Miss Anne." she said.
" What happened to Miss Anne? has he returned?" ask princess Artha curiously.
" It can be said so noble" he replied in slight hesitation.
" Where is he now? bring her here I want to meet her." said Princess Artha excitedly.
Robie was silent for a moment, and then she started telling me everything that happened yesterday.
" A.what did you say Robie. Miss Anne was found dead!" princess Artha was very surprised to hear the news conveyed by Robie.
"Yes, your highness. You remember yesterday's incident near the old yew forest? there was a resident who was looking for firewood in the forest,it was then that he went down the ravine through the path across the old yew forest to look for water and catch fish in the great river that flows down there. And accidentally found something wrapped in a sack stuck on the riverbank.
Then the resident opened the sack because he smelled a pungent smell from the sack. At first he thought it might be a carcass of livestock, but when he opened the sack it turned out to contain a human body that was no longer alive. Her face was damaged and could not be recognized, but from her clothes it can be guessed that she was a palace ladyboy." Robie explained again.
Princess Artha still can't believe everything Robie told me just now.
"How did you know the body was Miss Anne?it could have been the corpse of someone else dressed as a ladyboy. Or maybe she's another lady-in-waiting 'cause there's dozens maybe even hundreds of ladies in this palace" said Artha's daughter, she's still trying to ascertain the truth of Robie's news.
"Magna's royal court servants wear brooch-shaped badges in each of their uniforms, the emblem on each of their badges according to where they work. For example, on the badge in Natalie's uniform, there's a little crown with four sides, which means she works in the palace as a lady-in-waiting for the crown prince's wife." robie said as she pointed at the golden-coloured badge on Natalie's left chest.
Princess Artha watched him closely.
"It turns out so." he muttered.
"Then what's the picture on Miss Anne's badge?" princess Artha said.
"The silver badge he was wearing had a pancake-like image carved there. It was a sign that he worked in the palace kitchen as a cake or bread maker." added Robie .
"In addition to checking in on her myself, not a single lady-in-waiting disappeared from the palace kitchen except for Miss Anne. So it can be ascertained that the body found is true Miss Anne." he explained.
Princess Artha could not say anything more hearing Robie's explanation. He did not expect the person he had been looking for to solve the mystery of the poisonous cookies to no longer exist.
"Daughter, I hope you're no longer investigating Miss Anne's case. Because of the wound on Miss Anne's body, it looks like she was killed by someone." Robie said.
"If you insist on continuing, I fear this will endanger your noble soul." Robie looks very serious about saying that, however, now Prince Enzo has given him responsibility for the princess's safety as long as he is not in the royal palace of Magna.
Princess Artha exhaled a heavy breath. Actually he was more curious about this case, but he also understood there must be a bigger and more powerful mastermind behind the killing of Miss Anne. And that means this case is very dangerous if he investigates himself.
"Well Robie for a while I won't do anything about this. But can you help me?" princess Artha told Robie.
"What can I help you with, your majesty?" ask Robie.
"You know the Pann house I went to at the time?"
Robie nodded in understanding.
" Miss Anne, Miss Pann is sick like she has pneumonia and sugar, please find a healer who can treat her. Then, here are some gold pieces you're looking for someone to fix the house, there's been a lot of holes here and there while soon winter they'll be very cold if the house is not repaired" said Princess Artha while giving a bag of gold coins to Robie.
"Please make sure they get warm clothes and decent groceries" he continued.
"Whoever your majesty, I will carry out your orders and I will make sure they can live properly" Robie said and left the room.
"It's a pity that Miss Pann and Diana, they must be very sad to know that Miss Anne is dead" Natalie said with a sad face.
"Yes, you're right Natalie, they will be very sad" said Princess Artha as she recalled Diana's cheerful smiling face as she held a handful of snacks at the time.
"That little girl has lost her mother" he muttered in his heart.
Days passed, without feeling today was the birthday of Princess Artha the sixteen, a fairly adult age for the girl at that time.
King Edward announced that the kingdom of Magna would hold a feast to celebrate the birthday of Artha's first daughter as a member of the Magna royal family.
The palace hall has been made as lively as possible flowers and ribbons decorate the room beautifully. Everyone present at the party enjoyed the dishes prepared by the palace kitchen.
Princess Artha is seen greeting all the guests who came to congratulate her. But it could not be denied his heart felt very sad because on his happy day it was a very important figure in his life no one was present.
King Alfredo and his mother Empress Anastasia could not attend Magna because there was a celebration also in Pulchara. Her husband, Prince Enzo, has not heard from her at all.
Princess Artha put on a gloomy face as she was already inside her room after the party was over.
His cry broke out there, and he promised never to cry, even though Prince Enzo was not at his side. But her heart could not deny it, she felt so empty in the middle of a sea of people in her festive birthday party.
"Hiks.hiks!"
"You're evil Enzo!" princess Artha said in between her tears that night.
"Daughter, you should get some rest. The day is late enough and tomorrow morning you still have to greet the residents along the way." said Natalie softly.
Yes tomorrow morning princess Artha must greet the inhabitants of the kingdom of Magna who will greet her along the road she will pass and give gifts to those who have been waiting for her there. This was done as his gratitude and gratitude to the people of the Magna kingdom who had prayed for him and wished him a happy birthday.
"I'm going to sleep for a little while Natalie. You can go back to your room now." said Princess Artha as she wiped her tears.
Natalie reluctantly leaves princess Artha's room and returns to her room to rest.
Princess Artha looked at the frame painting of herself and Prince Enzo hanging on the wall of the room.
"When are you back, Enzo?don't you miss me?" he murmured while returning to tears.
The day was getting late at last princess Artha fell asleep due to fatigue crying.
Princess Artha's bedroom door suddenly opened, someone entered the room with a slack.
"Ah, it turns out that he has fallen asleep." she said with a smile.