Matthew faith from yesterday it provoked the soirée at me sleeplessness of the today's night. Nothing so strange I sent housemaids which wanted to dress me of today's morning. I heard knocking at the door.

- To enter. - I said.

- Housemaids said still you were in the bed. - from the entry a mother stated. - aren't you feeling best?

- Did you already make a decision in relation to the engagement?

- These are not such straight lines. - mum announced, sitting on the edge of my large bed.

- It is straight. - I looked at it with pleading look. - please, talk with dad.

- I will try, but I am promising nothing. - she smiled, when without any announcement a door of my chamber opened.

- Darling, what's going on? - a Prince Francis asked, entering chambers with the tray of the food. Only after a moment he kept an eye on my mother, what nodded in the gesture of the respect to. - Your Majesty.

- Thank you very much. - I thanked for the tray of the food, when the Prince sat down on the other side beds.

We understood one another without words, a look was enough, one moment so that I understand what I want to make over to me.

- You are very like your father. - a mother noticed.

- It well or badly. - started, having looked at my mother. - I know, what you are glowing to my father with such a dislike by, but I am not Louis,  Prince de Conde.

Mum with us still remained mine moment, and later we stayed alone.

- Perhaps you will eat something? - suggested, transferring the tray to the bed. - today you ate nothing.

- I am pleased that here you are. - I smiled, when the door of the chamber opened.

- Prince Florian and the Baron John. - a guard announced, what turned up at the room to my older of brothers.

- It is here and our pair of lovers.

Florian stated.

- The father wants to see you.

Jogn declared.

- In what matter? - I asked.

- I don't know.

After several dozen minutes I was ready for the meeting with the father. He was supposed to wait for me in the throne room.

There he was also. The room was empty, in it only we were. The king sat on his throne clearly lost in thought.

- I am, the way you wanted. - I said, what he had looked at me to. He raised his head and smiled.

- Come up to me. - asked, what immediately I hesitated to. - don't be afraid.

I did how he wanted and I stood up right before him.

- Sit down on the spot we have. - pointed at the throne which was placed beside.

- It is a place for the queen, I am a princess.

- Queen, your mother. Sit down there, please. She will have nothing against.

I nodded and I sat down on the spot which for a dozen or so years my mum occupied.

- I remember how here you played with brothers, when you were children.

* * * Flashback

Parents just talked then to some people. Now I know that they were these are noblemen.

- Come here and say how you are called .. .

Florian ordered some guard, when very brother sat on the throne of the father.

- I am Jean-Claude, your height.

A guard introduced himself, what the brother looked at me to.

- Are you afraid of something? You seem frightened. - a Dauphin of France noticed, however I didn't answer.

- I heard that then again you were harassing poor guards. - a mother came up to us with the father, because finished the conversations with magnates.

- At one time that's all will be yours.

A father reminded, rubbing hair for Florian.

- Not my, it will be mine and of my sister. - Future king announced. - it will be my queen. - stated.

* * * Throne room

- Then everything seemed straighter.

I stated, still sitting on the throne of the mother.

- We know, that when there is already no me and mother, and Florian becomes a king you will be an heir to the throne.

-  Of Scottish throne, but not through long, assuming that children appear.

- Don't you think that there would be a fast death of your brother temptingly for Bourbons?

- Dad, what are you getting at?

- We are coming out with the mother for some time. Florian will become a regent for our return, as ever you will want his queen. Of course Bash will have an eye on you so that you don't arouse the civil war.

- What to it Florian?

- He will agree.

- Are you trying because of that to show something me?

- I am showing that you have a chance to become a queen. A year ago you wanted it. I am surprised that you aren't asking about the marriage ceremony.

- If indeed we caught on this subject... What your decision is?

- I will say, when I come back.

* * *

- Take care of sisters. - a father asked John and Florian, getting the carriage on.

A few moments then the carriage with the King and the Queen left beyond castle walls.

- I have forebodings. - I announced brothers, looking at the carriage going away.

- I would enjoy the temporary freedom on your place. - Florian marked, what I shook my head, wanting already to walk away into chambers, however to I hit Franciszek's Prince.

- You are avoiding me. - I stated.

- No, Your Royal Highness.

- What are you so cool for me for?

- It seems to you, Your Royal Highness. I apologise, but I must go.

He announced, avoiding me. I followed him with my eyes to the castle doorway

* * *

During the evening a ball was held, to the reverence of the Dauphin of France and Daughters of France (Fille de France), that is for me.

Everyone very well played. I talked exactly to the Prince of Orlean, when suddenly the crowd around us split. Opposite for themselves a Prince Francis and a son of the ambassador stood up, Matthew.

They started with themselves fighting with lashes, and the crowd willingly eyed it.

- They are fighting over you, Mirabelle. - Florian said to me.

- Break it, I ask.

- Stop! It will be enough! - a Dauphin screamed.

After some time I decided to slip out of the ball into chambers of Prince Francis. There was in front of the door no guard, so I opened them for myself.

- What it had to be? - I asked.

- In that case tell me what is supposed to denote the letter from your room?

- Letter? You are going through my things?!

- He lay on the floor... I only raised it!

- And I read!

- Whether is it a my fault? - asked, including my hands. - my fault that I love you?

- I have such letters the entire drawer. I am a daughter of the king is many which want with me to be. Don't be angry with me at the next letter.

- You are charming. - stated, what I closed his mouth to with kiss.