Laila rounded the corner to see all the ladies-in-wait outside. Looking to one of the lady's-in-wait, who was also the oldest. “What is happening?” asked Laila. “Oh! …show more content…
“Oh, let the others in, they are needed.” said the queen. Laila slowly open the door, ladies-in-wait rush through. When they saw the queen's hairdo they put complements over complements. Then the queen said “Hush we have much to do, I have not decided my jewelry, dress, and shoes.” Immediately the ladies started rushing around, two when to her huge closet to get the dress they thought would match with the queen's new hairdo. Two other ladies in wait rush over to the queen to show the shoes. Laila looked out of place what was she supposed to do? Then from the closet Laila's aunt head poked out at told the queen’s jewelry was need to be picked. Laila rushed to the queen's jewelry box, throughout her time as a lady-in-wait she had never open the beautifully decorated box with gem lining the outside. She opened the box and stopped, in the box were rubies, sapphire, gold, black onyx, Mother of a pearls, jade, quartz, zircon, opal, topaz, emerald, amber, agate, amethyst, garnet, cobalt, and so many more. She blink out thought of how many people it would feed and how many medicine …show more content…
“So now I have to go to the queen’s room right?” said Lilica. Lilica walk from the direction Laila came from, then turned around, I know we will met again, Liala. Then she walk off to the queen’s room. Liala stood there thinking how could such a young girl be in such a high position? There was a tap on her shoulder. It was her aunt Ethelfleda, “We should go back to the queen.” said softly. Ethelfleda and Laila slowly walked to the queen’s room in silence because Laila and Ethelfleda all most never was together alone. “I’m sorry it must have been a shock to see Madam Lilica was you age. I’m I right?” said Ethelfleda. “But you must learn that many of the people in court got there positions from a family member.” “Oh, so like me?” asked Laila. “Well, not exactly. You were invited from a family member not, umm…. replaced.” said Ethelfleda “Oh” said Laila not wanting to press on about how the head of the servant was