Aria POV:

After performing a dance play in front of the new king. Sarah immediately rush out of the kitchen to aware me of what was happening in the kitchen.

"Aria there isn't flour to make chin chin and that's exactly what we were ordered to serve the nobles, what can we do?" Sarah whispered into my ears feeling agitated.

I quickly left the dancing floor heading to the kitchen with Sarah. I arrived there and every maidens were panicking.

"What happened to the flours in the store?" I asked

"It's all finished we used it to bake the royal cake for his majesty coronation". Lucy answered.

"Okay then lets go to the nearest bakery shop to get some flour". I suggested.

"The nearest bakery shop is quit far from the palace, there isn't enough time to buy and prepare the chin chin on time". Sarah elaborated.

"This is bad, very bad". I murmured to myself.

"What can I do? Aria find a solution to this problem". I muttered to myself once more as and idea hit my brain.

"Is there any nearby bread shop close to the palace". I asked.

"Yes, It's just some walk away". A maiden in the kitchen replied.

"Beautiful, now take a carriage and buy up to 12 baked sliced bread then return with it immediately".

"Ohkay". She answered being confused why I'll need 12 baked breads.

She quickly left the kitchen as everyone stared at me confusedly.

"Is there any other problem". I asked

"No just this one". Lucy answered.

The maiden quickly rushed into the kitchen with the 12 sliced bread in a leather bag.

"Now, listen all of you, time is knocking on our doors, I want two girls to double the fire, place a pot on it and pour a gallon of groundnut oil in it".

I said as two maid did so.

"Now we all will pick the sliced breads, cut it in chin chin shape and pour it into the hot oil, lets begin".

I said as we all began to cut the bread into small shapes, we poured it into the frying oil and waited for some minutes. We packed the fried bread out of the hot oil into the ceramic plates and we all stared at it.

"Pick a piece and taste it". I suggested Lucy to do so and so she did and stared at me with open eyes.

"This so good, too good". She complimented licking her fingers.

"That's good to hear, serve it to the nobles".

"Yes Aria". They said in union with happy faces.

"Where did you get all this inspiration from". Sarah asked.

"From my mum". I answered simply.

The thought of my parents and my elder brother hit me and I began to worry. Only havens knows what they are going through. Oh heavens protect them from any trouble.

"Are you okay Aria?" Sarah asked being concerned.

"I'm good just over thinking". I replied leaving the the kitchen to avoid any other question Sarah would throw at me.  

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It was morning already and the girls prepared the morning breakfast perfectly for the royal family. So right now I'm cleaning the royal hall. There have been less stress for me since the day does maidens in the kitchen learned to prepare food in the right way.

After the new king coronation, we maidens went to our respective room to rest. Before that, Sarah told me that king Anthony enjoyed the chicken soup I prepared for the royal family yesterday night.

I asked why he was enjoying it for the first time and her reply was.

"When I was once a royal maid, we never knew that the way we prepared food was very irritable to king Anthony. So he hardly ate breakfast, lunch and dinner. I am quit sure this was one of the reason why he left his kingdom for another nation and remained there not wanting to return until now". She said shaking her head.

"But yesterday was different, he ate his food happily and with satisfaction". She said with a big smile.

Well, what can I say, In a country where there is good food that's the pride of the nation, I guess.

In seconds, I felt someone bump into me, bringing me back to reality.

I looked down to see a small kid. The little kid raised his head with annoyance visible on his face and that's when I noticed it was prince Kiran.

"I apologies your highness didn't see you coming". I pleaded.

"Yah, watch where you're going".

He replied standing up from the floor, rubbing his butt with his right hand, whining at the same time. With such cuteness you can never get annoyed by his response.

"Did you see Stella pass by?" He asked staring at me with does his baby brown orbs.

"Arh...who is Stella?" I asked awkwardly.

"How can you not know who Stella is? That old woman who takes care of me par eventually". He replied rolling his eyes.

"Nop". I answered innocently.

Seriously, don't blame me, I don't know every single maiden in this palace, to worsen it, I don't even know the maidens who works in the kitchen with me. I'm so dumb.

"Okay, whatever, I'm trying to hide away from her, you've got any hiding place?"

"No. Why?" I saw myself asking.

"Because she's the worst". He exaggerated.

"She can't even teach me on how to recite the seven continent of the world and the way She teaches me, is so HARD for me to learn".

He answered laying emphasis on the word 'Hard'.

I just stood there staring at him and any seconds I might burst out laughing because of the way he complained.

"This is a serious issue". I replied supporting his childish complaint.

He squeezed his eyes ball to study me carefully and immediately a smile was plastered on his face. And that's a smile I don't understand.

"At last someone in this palace understands me". He said and I smirked at him.

"What's your name?"

"I'm Aria your highness".

"ARIA". He mentioned out loud as realization hit him.

"Yah".

"Wow I never knew you could be this pretty". He complimented out of the blue.

"You did?".

"Yes, Mrs. Margret always praises you for your best dishes served at the dinning room".

"She does".

"Of course. And I seriously loved your dishes, it tastes like heaven, including my brother the king liked your chicken soup. He never had any problem while eating".

"Really?" I asked skeptically still unable to restrain the surprise in my voice.

"Definitely, and to top it up, you're my new friend. Can we be friends, I'll love to be friends with a lady who is so beautiful and talented".

"You would?"

"Yep, so are we friends?"

"Arh...well...". I tried to decline.

"Please don't ignore me". He said with hopeful baby eyes.

Oh no, I'm being hypnotized by such innocent and cuteness of a little boy.

"Yes we're friends".

"Yayy. I'm friends with a beautiful and nice lady, I'm so lucky". He said happily and I laughed at his cuteness.

"Prince Kiran, will you stop playing around and come study".

A young maiden screamed out running towards us.

"Oh no, see you later my beautiful friend, I got to run".

Kiran said and ran away as the young lady I assume should be Stella chased after him. But Stella is a young lady like me so why did he call her an old woman.

I just smiled it off and continued with cleaning . It's unbelievable that I'm friends with Kiran.

I'm friends with a prince. Things just turns out interesting in this palace every single day.

It's wonderful to be the prince friend.

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Oh Kiran, he's just 7+ 😁😁

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